in vitro anticancer evaluation of saponins obtained from spirulina platensis on mda, hepg2, and mcf7 cell lines

Introduction: microalgae are known for their bioactive compounds with potential applications as antimicrobial, antiaging, and anticancer activities. spirulina platensis (s. platensis) is a filamentous and photosynthetic microorganism that has 25 kinds of vitamins and minerals that contain many compounds with biotic activity such as alkaloids, phenolic compounds, terpenoids, and saponins. saponins are mainly present in plants; while there are few studies about their role in microalgae. this study aims to investigate the anticancer potential of extracted saponins from s. platensis. methods: saponins were extracted; using distilled water and n-butanol. the total extracted saponin was dried and weighed. the cellular viability of hepg2, mcf-7, and mdamb-123 cell lines was evaluated; using mtt assay after 24 h treatment with 0.02-2 mg/ml of saponins extracted from s. platensis. morphology of cell lines was evaluated by invert microscopy.