IN VITRO CYTOTOXICITY OF CARALLUMA SPECIES BY MTT AND TRYPAN BLUE DYE EXCLUSION
Abstract
Caralluma species have been reported for various traditional claims; the scientific data for possible activities have not yet been studied thoroughly. However the toxicity of a plant has to be studied for further exploration of various biological activities. Extracts were studied for their toxicity by MTT and trypan blue dye exclusion models against a panel of cancer, normal origin cell lines and EAC cells. The extracts found to be moderately toxic and showed dose dependent response.
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