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. 2015 Mar 14;48(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s40659-015-0003-1

Table 1.

DPPH scavenging potential of the different plant extract

DPPH inhibition (%)
Concentrations samples (μg/mL) 25 50 75 150 300
AEE 56.34 ± 1.34a 60.11 ± 2.93a 64.85 ± 2.21a 69.45 ± 3.26a 82.52 ± 1.46a
AEH 43.09 ± 0.82b 46.86 ± 0.41b 54.39 ± 2.51b 59.41 ± 2.54b 77.50 ± 0.63b
AFE 44.35 ± 041b 48.11 ± 0.40b 51.32 ± 0.63b 58.43 ± 0.54b 69.68 ± 2.92c
AFH 25.00 ± 0.55c 30.89 ± 1.76c 42.83 ± 1.61c 54.55 ± 0.28c 59.10 ± 0.25d
Vit C 79.21 ± 1.69d 85.77 ± 0.83d 92.74 ± 0.63d 93.86 ± 0.63d 95.25 ± 0.23e

Values are expressed as mean ± SD of three replicates. In the same colon the values affected with different letter (a - e) are significantly different at p < 0.05. AFE: M. myristica (Leaves) ethanolic extract; AEH: M. myristica (Barks) aqueous ethanolextract; AEE: M. myristica (Barks) ethanolic extract; AFH: M. myristica (Leaves) aqueous ethanolextract; VIT C = Vitamin C.