Estudio fitoquímico de la especie vegetal Piper eriopodon y determinación de su actividad citotóxica

The cytotoxic effect of different Colombian Piper plants was determined by the MTT assay in human cancer cell lines A549 (lung), PC-3 (prostate) and MDAMB-231 (breast). The most potent cytotoxic effect was found in the leaves ethanolic extract of P. eriopodon with IC50 values less than 25 μg/mL. Aft...