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Table 3 Total radical scavenging activity (%) of Trachyspermum ammi essential oil (TAEO) and Ferula assafoetida essential oil (FAEO) and ascorbic acid

From: Cytotoxic effects of Trachyspermum ammi and Ferula assafoetida on MCF-7 and MDA-MB-468 breast cancer cell lines

CONC

(ppm)

TAEO

FAEO

P-value

Ascorbic acid

Mean ± SD

IC50

Mean ± SD

IC50

Mean ± SD

IC50

100

2.40 ± 1.46

4934

1.57 ± 0.41

> 5000

0.31

15.79 ± 1.83

30.99

500

11.25 ± 2.10

1.00 ± 0.76

< 0.0001

63.12 ± 4.12

1000

26.70 ± 1.35

1.38 ± 0.55

< 0.0001

84.10 ± 4.68

2000

35.79 ± 2.76

2.78 ± 0.92

< 0.0001

92.42 ± 0.03

3000

41.30 ± 5.36

2.83 ± 0.80

< 0.0001

92.62 ± 0.05

4000

45.71 ± 2.19

3.59 ± 1.86

< 0.0001

93.09 ± 0.40

5000

50.24 ± 4.99

5.92 ± 1.35

< 0.0001

93.52 ± 0.78

  1. The P-value lower than 0.05 (P <0.05) was considered as significant