Cytotoxic Activities of Physalis minima L. Chloroform Extract on Human Lung Adenocarcinoma NCI-H23 Cell Lines by Induction of Apoptosis

• Main Authors: Ooi, Kheng Leong, Tengku Muhammad, Tengku Sifzizul, Sulaiman, Shaida Fariza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
• Subjects: QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution)
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/38607/1/Cytotoxic_Activities_of_Physalis_minima_L._Chloroform.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/38607/; https://doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nep057

Physalis minima L. is reputed for having anticancer property. In this study, the chloroformextract of this plant exhibited remarkable cytotoxic activities on NCI-H23 (human lung adenocarcinoma) cell line at dose- and time-dependent manners (after 24, 48 and 72 h of incubation). Analysis of cell-de...