Research Article

LC-MS Analysis, 15-Lipoxygenase Inhibition, Cytotoxicity, and Genotoxicity of Dissotis multiflora (Sm) Triana (Melastomataceae) and Paullinia pinnata Linn (Sapindaceae)

Table 1

Cytotoxic effects and selectivity index values of ethanolic leaf extract of D. multiflora and P. pinnata on Vero cells.

PlantLC50 (mg/mL)Selectivity index (SI)
S. typhiS. flexK. pneuB. cerE. coliP. mirab

D. multiflora1.00 ± 0.0010.305.125.121.282.562.56
P. pinnata0.13 ± 0.060.160.660.330.160.160.33
Doxorubicin5.92 ± 1.21

S. typhi: Salmonella typhi; S. flex: Shigella flexneri; K. pneu: K. pneumoniae; B. cer: Bacillus cereus; E. coli: Escherichia coli; P. mirab: Proteus mirabilis. Doxorubicin hydrochloride in μg/mL was used as positive control. Minimum inhibitory concentration values of extracts (mg/mL) from previous works; LC50 = Lowest concentration of extract which is lethal to 50% of the cells.