Table 1.
Feric Reducing Antioxidant power (FRAP), DPPH-, superoxide- and H2O2- scavenging activity of different concentrations of dill, BHT, and Vitamin C (in vitro)
Concentration mg/ml | DPPH radical scavenging activity (%) | FRAP (mM) equivalent to FeSO4 7H2O | Superoxide scavenging activity (%) | H2O2 scavenging (%) | |||||||
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Dill | Vit C | BHT | Dill | Vit C | Dill | Vit C | BHT | Dill | Vit C | BHT | |
0.125 | 64 | 79 | 81 | 1.26 | 1.57 | 58 | 69 | 65 | 59 | 70 | 63 |
0.250 | 67 | 81 | 78 | 1.59 | 1.75 | 64 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 81 | 66 |
0.500 | 70 | 82 | 85 | 1.80 | 1.90 | 83 | 87 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 80 |
1.0 | 86 | 94 | 93 | 2.39 | 2.65 | 96 | 95 | 92 | 96 | 95 | 95 |
BHT: butylated hydroxytoluene; Dill: Anethum graveolens