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Table 3 Determination of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) and coenzyme Q reductase (complex II) activities by IC50 in normal fibroblast cell lines

From: Study of the inhibitory effects of chrysin and its nanoparticles on mitochondrial complex II subunit activities in normal mouse liver and human fibroblasts

Relative enzyme activity %

Negative control (untreated cells)

Chrysin

Mean± SEM

*p-value

CCNPs

Mean± SEM

*p value

5-Fluorouracil

Mean± SEM

*p value

Succinate dehydrogenase by MTT test

100 ± 0

80.90 ±0.003

P <0.0001

89.06 ±0.0003

P <0.0001

90± 0.003

P <0.0001

Ubiquinone reductase by DCPI dye

100 ± 0

90±0.002

P <0.0001

85±0.02

P <0.0001

95 ±0.001

P < 0.0001

  1. *p value versus the negative control (untreated cells)