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. 2014 Aug 10;4(5):368–375. doi: 10.1016/j.apsb.2014.07.001

Table 1.

In vitro antioxidant activity by DPPH method.

Compound Inhibition (%)
EC50a (µmol/L)
1 µmol/L 2 µmol/L 5 µmol/L 10 µmol/L 20 µmol/L 50 µmol/L
4a 2.2±0.1 7.5±0.4 25.2±1.6 47.1±3.3 62.8±6.4 69.5±4.4 15.5±1.5
4b 15.1±0.5 17.2±0.6 22.9±1.2 25.5±1.8 28.7±1.3 35.3±1.5 >50.0
4c 1.6±0.1 6.1±0.2 19.8±1.8 37.8±3.1 56.2±3.0 65.4±4.3 19.7±1.7
4d 0.7±0.1 4.1±0.3 22.0±0.8 32.6±2.7 63.8±3.6 70.1±4.3 13.92±1.4
4e 0.4±0.01 3.8±0.2 18.8±1.8 37.2±2.5 50.9±4.7 59.5±3.0 22.5±1.7
5a 45.3±3.8 55.8±2.2 64.1±4.0 69.0±4.8 71.6±2.8 75.8±3.7 1.2±0.1
5b 0.7±0.04 2.7±0.1 22.19±0.4 30.0±4.0 39.0±1.9 56.3±3.9 28.5±1.8
5c 36.0±0.9 55.8±3.0 64.5±2.4 68.0±2.5 71.1±4.9 75.9±4.4 1.9±0.1
5d 17.2±0.6 41.3±3.0 60.1±3.6 71.8±3.4 76.3±5.4 90.5±4.9 4.0±0.4
5e 25.4±0.6 42.7±1.5 55.0±2.3 59.7±3.8 64.1±3.4 75.9±4.9 5.0±0.5
BHTb 5.6±0.7 19.2±1.8 28.0±1.7 37.5±2.8 48.9±3.7 60.4±2.9 23.4±3.1
a

EC50, concentration which possesses 50% radicle scavenging ability.

b

Butylatedhydroxytoluene.