Cytotoxicity of thirteen South African macrofungal species against five cancer cell lines

Fungi are an important source of traditional medicine in Asian and Western countries. Globally, cancer is one of the leading causes of death with 22 million cases predicted by 2030. The cytotoxicity of 13 South African macrofungal species against HeLa, HT-29, MCF-7, MIA PaCa-2 and PC-3 cancer cell lines was measured using the 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolul)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, and the IC50 values determined for the most...