Research Article

Antiproliferative Activity of Two Unusual Dimeric Flavonoids, Brachydin E and Brachydin F, Isolated from Fridericia platyphylla (Cham.) L.G.Lohmann: In Vitro and Molecular Docking Evaluation

Table 1

Mean and standard deviation of IC50 values for the crude hydroethanolic extract, subfraction, and isolated compounds obtained from Fridericia platyphylla roots in human tumor cell lines after 48 h of treatment.

IC50 (μg.mL−1/μM)U-251NCI-H460PC-3HT-29HaCaT

Doxorubicin hydrochloride>10/>17.2>10/>17.2>10/>17.2
Crude hydroethanolic extract>100>100>100>100
Subfraction>10042.5 ± 6.5>100>100
Brachydin E
Brachydin F>100/>112.4

IC50: half maximal inhibitory concentration; doxorubicin hydrochloride: positive control; human cell lines: U-251 (glioblastoma), NCI-H460 (lung, non-small-cells), PC-3 (prostate), HT-29 (colon), HaCat (keratinocytes, nontumoral).