Table 3.
Total antioxidant, peroxide scavenging, and superoxide scavenging activities of various Conyza extracts.
Treatment | Antioxidant activity a,b | Peroxide scavenging activity (%)a | Superoxide scavenging activity (%)a |
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I | 91.3 ± 1.4 | 67.3 ± 3.1 | 65.0 ± 3.5 |
II | 132.7 ± 2.2 | 49.7 ± 2.0 | 96.7 ± 4.7 |
III | 4.7 ± 0.9 | 42.0 ± 1.8 | 84.0 ± 4.6 |
IV | 67.7 ± 2.1 | 45.7 ± 4.0 | 81.0 ± 5.2 |
V | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 28.7 ± 2.2 | 62.0 ± 5.5 |
Trolox | 192.3 ± 3.5 | 32.3 ± 2.9 | 61.7 ± 3.7 |
aThe data are expressed as means ± SEM; n = 3.
bThe activity is expressed as equivalent of trolox (μg trolox/g extract).