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Table 4 Cytotoxic activity of yarrow and saffron flower extracts against HeLa and NHDF cell line using MTT assay

From: Antimicrobial and anti-aflatoxigenic activities of nanoemulsions based on Achillea millefolium and Crocus sativus flower extracts as green promising agents for food preservatives

Extract

Cell lines

IC50 (µg/ml)

5-fluorouracil

HeLa

70.69 ± 2.69

NHDF

72.08 ± 1.47

Yarrow nanoemulsion (MTT)

HeLa

527.42 ± 5.71

NHDF

543.29 ± 4.88

Yarrow extract (MTT)

HeLa

614.33 ± 6.22

NHDF

637.11 ± 5.91

Saffron nanoemulsion (MTT)

HeLa

1857.24 ± 7.28

NHDF

1921.37 ± 8.15

Saffron extract (MTT)

HeLa

1809.18 ± 7.66

NHDF

1846.54 ± 6.94

  1. Results were expressed in mean ± SD (n = 3, P < 0.05). MTT: tetrazolium bromide solution
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BMC Microbiology

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