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. 2015 May 26;10(5):e0128221. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128221

Table 1. IC50 values of the DBME and standard compounds for DPPH, ROS and RNS scavenging and iron chelation assays.

Name of Assay DBME Standard Values of Standard compounds
DPPH 7.56 ± 0.23 Ascorbic acid 5.29 ± 0.28
Hydroxyl radical (OH) scavenging 157.81 ± 1.24 Mannitol 571.45 ± 20.12
Superoxide anion (O2 •−) scavenging 22.86 ± 0.45 Quercetin 42.06 ± 1.35
Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) scavenging 90.17 ± 1.64 Ascorbic acid 235.96 ± 5.75
Singlet oxygen (1O2) scavenging 414.40 ± 5.88 Lipoic acid 46.16 ± 1.16
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) scavenging 12.93 ± 0.63 Sodium pyruvate 3.24 ± 0.30
Nitric oxide radical (NO) scavenging 55.09 ± 1.31 Curcumin 90.82 ± 4.75
Peroxynitrite (ONOO-) scavenging 1.55 ± 0.48 Gallic acid 0.876 ± 0.57
Iron chelating activity 40.90 ± 0.31 EDTA 1.27 ± 0.05

# IC50 values of all activities are determined in μg/ml except in hydrogen peroxide and peroxynitrite scavenging assays where values express in mg/ml. Data expressed as mean ± S.D (n = 6). EDTA represents Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid.