Table 1 IC50 values (mean ± standard deviation) for putrescine and cadaverine determined after exposure of HT29 intestinal cells to these BA for different lengths of time.

From: The biogenic amines putrescine and cadaverine show in vitro cytotoxicity at concentrations that can be found in foods

Time

Putrescine

Cadaverine

(h)

(IC50)

(IC50)

8

112.28 ± 49.61

92.88 ± 44.17

12

91.89 ± 30.57

69.06 ± 18.55

18

46.40 ± 14.74

46.50 ± 4.94

24

39.76 ± 4.83

40.72 ± 1.98

  1. Values are the mean ± standard deviation in mM.
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