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. 2023 Jun 21;28(13):4902. doi: 10.3390/molecules28134902

Table 4.

Table enlisting recent reports on antioxidant activity of various parts of C. album.

S. No Antioxidant Assay Method Plant Part Type of Extract Findings Reference
1. DPPH assay Whole-plant powder Methanolic (MT) and aqueous At 300 µg/mL
Aqueous extract inhibited 96%; MT inhibited 73%
[117]
Seed Chloroform (CF), ethyl acetate (EA), acetone (AT) and MT extracts At 200 µg/mL
MT inhibited 87.83%;
AT—84.55%
EA—86.41%
CF—80.44%
[152]
Aerial parts Hexane (HE), EA, CF extracts IC50 (µg/mL): Hexane—>1000, EA—140, CF—435 [154]
Seed MT extracts At 0.1 mg/mL, MT inhibited 74% [155]
2. Superoxide anion radical scavenging activity
  • riboflavin photo-oxidation method

  • nitroblue tetrazolium assay

Whole-plant powder MT and aqueous At 300 µg/mL, aqueous extract inhibited 74% while MT inhibited 85% [117]
Seed Petroleum Ether (PE), CF, EA, AT, and MT extracts At 200 µg/mL, MT inhibited 66.79%, AT—60.35%, EA—68.29%, CF—64.04% [152]
3. Hydroxyl scavenging activity- deoxyribose assay Whole-plant powder MT and aqueous At 300 µg/mL, Aqueous extract inhibited 83% while MT inhibited 94% [117]
4. Modified thiobarbituric acid reactive species assay Whole-plant powder MT and aqueous At 300 µg/mL, Aqueous extract inhibited 86% while MT inhibited 78% [117]
5. H2O2 scavenging assay Seed PE, CF, EA, AT, and MT extracts At 200 µg/mL, MT inhibited 87.67%, AT—75.85%, EA—78.86%, CF—85.57% [152]
6. ABTS (2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) radical scavenging assay Seed PE, CF, EA, AT, and MT extracts At 200 µg/mL, MT inhibited 85.70%, AT—84.77%, EA—87.17%, CF—88.22% [152]
7. β-Carotene bleaching test Aerial parts Hexane, EA, CF extracts IC50 (µg/mL) at 60 min: Hexane—>100, EA—38.03, CF—>100 [154]