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Table 2 Reported anti-cancer activities of plant phenolic acids

From: An overview on the role of dietary phenolics for the treatment of cancers

Phenolic Acid/Phenolic Acid Derivative

Cancers Tested

Cell Lines Used

Reported IC50

(μM)

Reference

Cinnamic acid

Melanoma

HT-144

2400.0

[56]

Colon

HT-29

1000.0

[91]

Caffeic acid phenyl ester

Prostate

LNCaP

33.0

[145]

Breast

MDA-MB-231

14.0

[146]

Hs578T

8.0

p-Coumaric acid

Neuroblastoma

N2a

104.0

[147]

Breast

T47D

474.0

[148]

Colon

SW-620

87.0

[148]

Liver

HepG2

215.0

[148]

Lung

A549

412.0

[148]

Ferulic acid

Prostate

PC-3

300.0

[149]

LNCaP

500.0

Pancreatic

MIA PaCa-2

500.0

[60]

Gallic acid

Colon

HCT-15

0.5

[150]

Breast

MDA-MB-231

0.4

[150]

  1. Table 2 summarizes the anticancer activity of the plant phenolic acids on various cell lines with their IC50 values. The IC50 values varied from nM to mM concentrations