Research Article

Phenolic Composition and Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activities of the Extracts of Twelve Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Endemic Ecotypes of Southern Italy before and after Cooking

Table 5

The antiproliferative activity of the extracts on MCF-7, A549, and Caco-2 cells. EC50 values indicate the concentration (expressed as μg equivalent of gallic acid of total polyphenols/mL) able to reduce cell viability by 50% (±SD).

SampleMCF-7 cell line 
EC50 
μg GAE mL−1
(±SD)
CaCo-2 cell line 
EC50 
μg GAE mL−1
(±SD)
A549 cell line 
EC50 
μg GAE mL−1
(±SD)

CR29.40 (1.13)28.52 (4.9)31.32 (4.2)
CRc44.17 (2.7)37.49 (6.37)68.79 (0.61)
OR128.17 (1.17)58.05 (4.16)130.83 (2.92)
Orc135.81 (0.54)77.62 (2.23)121.09 (2.84)
Z185.44 (2.04)49.85 (6.01)177.96 (0.61)
Zc196.70 (1.7)66.29 (3.11)273.08 (4.69)
P333.37 (2.3)186.18 (14.11)377.40 (8.34)
Pc115.33 (1.6)72.23 (8.72)252.81 (2.28)
S165.57 (0.52)100.17 (2.36)293.62 (6.75)
Sc181.36 (0.47)55.65 (2.9)213.27 (7.16)
Si102.60 (0.84)44.46 (3.73)122.43 (1.5)
Sic158.61 (2.7)76.50 (2.39)88.01 (1.15)
NA67.64 (1.06)53.75 (1.47)49.40 (0.55)
NAc82.57 (0.11)55.46 (2.02)55.80 (1.26)
NF63.75 (1.3)35.79 (4.39)54.0 (5.51)
NFc33.6 (1.27)29.4 (3.96)31.92 (3.08)
NC119.02 (1.69)73.53 (2.36)118.35 (1.63)
NCc107.16 (1.03)52.97 (1.87)49.486 (2.56)