Research Article

Bioguided Fraction and Isolation of the Antitumor Components from Phyllanthus niruri L.

Table 1

The IC50 of Chang-liver and HCC cells treated with organic solvent-soluble fractions of P. niruri. Data represent Means ± SE from 3 independent experiments.

Components IC50 (μg/mL)
Chang-liverSMMC7721Bel7402

75% EtOH extract>100>10071.86 ± 0.43

Petroleum ether fraction (Fr.1)74.63 ± 7.6868.49 ± 1.96>100

CHCl3 fraction (Fr.2)>10084.42 ± 4.97>100

EtOAc fraction (Fr.3)69.03 ± 5.3364.92 ± 6.0458.16 ± 3.27
 Fr.3.1>10040.72 ± 6.32>100
Fr.3.283.68 ± 3.4121.86 ± 0.6027.80 ± 4.09
  Fr.3.2.1>10059.63 ± 18.3444.20 ± 13.55
  Fr.3.2.2>10063.39 ± 5.5967.27 ± 7.23
  Compound 173.49 ± 19.1835.89 ± 3.9924.31 ± 0.66
  Compound 293.35 ± 11.9914.82 ± 1.0015.52 ± 4.25
 Fr.3.3>10030.28 ± 0.3334.88 ± 2.00
 Fr.3.4>10041.52 ± 0.4657.41 ± 0.34
 Fr.3.576.98 ± 6.3250.73 ± 9.8656.76 ± 8.70
 Fr.3.670.70 ± 12.67>100>100
 Fr.3.773.20 ± 6.51>100>100

n-BuOH fraction (Fr.4)96.07 ± 10.9468.55 ± 6.0754.25 ± 3.73

Water fraction (Fr.5)>100>100>100