Table 2. Measurement of anticancer effects of ‘Doenjang’ extracts fermented in different containers at 37°C for 40 days on the HCT-116 human colorectal cancer cells in MTT assay

Treatment OD540
1.0 mg/mL 2.0 mg/mL
Control 0.88±0.0282)aA3)
0 day1) 0.515±0.013b (50)4) 0.271±0.002B (69)
OWOG 0.268±0.010g (74) 0.112±0.003G (87)
OWG 0.273±0.014f (73) 0.158±0.001F (82)
CRM 0.389±0.011e (62) 0.201±0.011E (77)
STL 0.417±0.023c (59) 0.244±0.015C (72)
GLA 0.415±0.012d (60) 0.238±0.002D (73)
0 day, fermentation 0 day (‘Meju’); OWOG, ‘Onggi’ without glaze; OWG, ‘Onggi’ with glaze; CRM, ceramics; STL, stainless; GLA, glass.
Values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means with the different letters in the same column are significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05).
The values in parentheses are the inhibition rates (%).