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Antibacterial and Antiproliferative Activities of Plumericin, an Iridoid Isolated from Momordica charantia Vine

Table 6

Cell cycle determination of NB4 and K562 cells showed that, at 48 h, the apoptosis significantly occurred when compared with the control group. Moreover, G2/M arrest was also detected in K562 cells.

NB4Concentration (g/mL)ApoptosisG0SG2M

48 hrs04.4436.5446.4311.91
2.5 (0.5ED50)40.134015.923.19
5 (ED50)73.4616.228.960.89

K562Concentration (g/mL)ApoptosisG0SG2M

48 hrs04.1516.0158.3918.5
2.5 (0.5ED50)5.2711.9844.2531.72
5 (ED50)9.0822.9441.9823.1