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Table 2 Effects of divalent cations on the hemolytic activity of M. alcicornis aqueous extract tested at the HU50

From: Cytolytic and systemic toxic effects induced by the aqueous extract of the fire coral Millepora alcicornis collected in the Mexican Caribbean and detection of two types of cytolisins

Concentration (mM) Hemolytic activity (%)
  Ca2+ Mg2+ Cu2+ Zn2+ Ba2+
0.001 48 ± 9 54 ± 4 49 ± 4 66 ± 2 51 ± 6
0.01 49 ± 05 55 ± 1 40 ± 2 68 ± 2 54 ± 5
0.1 52 ± 1 48 ± 3 26 ± 3 65 ± 1 59 ± 6
1 51 ± 4 54 ± 4 29 ± 3 62 ± 0.0 79 ± 2
2 65 ± 4 61 ± 3 7 ± 4 46 ± 1 84 ± 4
4 76 ± 1 57 ± 6 0 ± 0 36 ± 1 81 ± 4
6 98 ± 2 63 ± 3   2 ± 6 83 ± 2
8 100 ± 0.0 73 ± 3   0 ± 0 1 ± 0.0
10 100 ± 0.0 87 ± 2   0 ± 0 0 ± 0.0
12   100 ± 0.00    
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases

ISSN: 1678-9199

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