Research Article

Cytotoxic Activities against Breast Cancer Cells of Local Justicia gendarussa Crude Extracts

Table 1

Comparison of IC50 values between J. gendarussa leaf extracts, flavonoids, and tamoxifen in breast cancer cell lines.

IC50 values (μg/mL)
MDA-MB-231MDA-MB-468CHO

Leaf extract
 Mersing402328
 Muar275160108
 Skudai6125988
 Batu Pahat538398190
 Pulai250299305
Compounds
 Kaempferol342314
 Naringenin2387021
 Mixture of kaempferol and naringenin4344NT
 Tamoxifen12278

NT: not tested.