Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Polysaccharide of Leucaena leucocephala Seeds and Their Anticancer, Antifungal Properties and as Preservative of Composite Milk Sample

Table 2

Antitumor activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized by polysaccharides extracted from Leucaena leucocephala seeds against breast cancer (MCF-7), liver carcinoma (HEPG-2), and colon carcinoma (HCT-116) cell lines at different concentrations.

Concentration (μg mL^-1)	Cell inhibition (%)
	MCF-7			HEPG-2			HCT-116
	AgNPs	5-FU	LLPs	AgNPs	5-FU	LLPs	AgNPs	5-FU	LLPs
6.25
12.5
25
50
100
(μg mL^-1)	22.5	11.9	>100	12.3	10.8	90.7	8.9	7.3	>100

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), and polysaccharides extracted from Leucaena leucocephala seeds (LLPs). Results represent (SE) for two experiments. Different letters in the same row are significantly different according to Tukey’s HSD test at for each cell line.