Table 3.
Nitric oxide (NO) radical scavenging potential of the different plant extracts
| NO inhibition (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concentrations samples (μg/mL) | 25 | 50 | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| AEE | 28.02 ± 1.36a | 38.39 ± 2.86a | 54.62 ± 0.09a | 72.44 ± 0.10a | 79.61 ± 0.00a |
| AEH | 19.45 ± 0.55b | 26.49 ± 0.12b | 41.92 ± 1.12b | 59.69 ± 0.34b | 63.07 ± 0.51b |
| AFE | 29.71 ± 0.18a | 41.22 ± 0.39a | 57.75 ± 0.18c | 69.87 ± 1.07c | 76.37 ± 0.26c |
| AFH | 10.66 ± 0.27d | 31.69 ± 0.14c | 41.97 ± 1.70b | 55.27 ± 0.96d | 62.89 ± 2.31b |
| Vit C | 35.23 ± 0.22e | 44.03 ± 0.64d | 69.47 ± 0.18d | 73.26 ± 0.41a | 85.90 ± 0.01d |
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) hydroethanolic extract; AEE: M. myristica (Barks) ethanolic extract; AFH: M. myristica (Leaves) hydroethanolic extract; VIT C = Vitamin C.