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. 2012 Mar;17(1):22–28. doi: 10.3746/pnf.2012.17.1.022

Table 2.

IC501) values of radical scavenging activities and anti-oxidant activities of M. leucadendron L. extracts

Solvent fractions IC50 (μg/mL)
DPPH radical scavenging Superoxide anion radical scavenging Antioxidant activity on linoleic acid oxidation
MeOH 5.1 14.5 6.2
CHCl3 55.7 50.3 18.1
BuOH 4.8 10.1 3.2
H2O 60.0 51.0 20.4
α-tocopherol 3.9 5.7 3.7
BHT 2.3 4.2 2.88

BHT and α-tocopherol were used as positive controls.

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IC50 value is the concentration of 50% inhibition.