Introduction: Diverse natural products of the Annona genus has been used in the treatment of the cancer. Annona cherimola has diverse pure compounds of its seeds and stems that have demonstrated antitumor activity against nasopharyngeal carcinoma.   Objective: To determine the cytotoxic effect of the Annona cherimola seed extract on the cell lines MCF-7 (Human breast adenocarcinoma), ME-180(epidermal carcinoma of the cervix), K562 (chronic myeloid leukemia) and 3T3 (normal mouse fibroblasts).   Materials and methods: The lines MCF-7, ME-180, K 562 and 3T3, were exposed to four concentrations of the Annona cherimola seed ethanolic extract (0.125, 0.031, 0.008, 0.002mg/mL), also to different concentrations of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) (0.01563, 0.00391, 0.00098, 0.00024mg/mL) and Cisplatin (0.00250, 0.00063, 0.00016, 0.00004mg/ mL) which were used as a positive control...

Introduction: Diverse natural products of the Annona genus has been used in the treatment of the cancer. Annona cherimola has diverse pure compounds of its seeds and stems that have demonstrated antitumor activity against nasopharyngeal carcinoma.   Objective: To determine the cytotoxic effect of the Annona cherimola seed extract on the cell lines MCF-7 (Human breast adenocarcinoma), ME-180(epidermal carcinoma of the cervix), K562 (chronic myeloid leukemia) and 3T3 (normal mouse fibroblasts).   Materials and methods: The lines MCF-7, ME-180, K 562 and 3T3, were exposed to four concentrations of the Annona cherimola seed ethanolic extract (0.125, 0.031, 0.008, 0.002mg/mL), also to different concentrations of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) (0.01563, 0.00391, 0.00098, 0.00024mg/mL) and Cisplatin (0.00250, 0.00063, 0.00016, 0.00004mg/ mL) which were used as a positive control...