Table 3.
IC50 of free radical scavenging activity of standards and different extracts of C. angustifolia
Test material | DPPH radical IC50 in μg/mL | |
---|---|---|
Plant extracts | Methanol | 2.49 ± 0.01* |
Ethanol | 2.41 ± 0.02* | |
Acetone | 3.06 ± 0.04** | |
Ethyl acetate | 2.74 ± 0.02* | |
Aqueous | 3.03 ± 0.04** | |
Standards | Gallic acid | 2.52 ± 0.02 |
Ascorbic acid | 2.54 ± 0.00 |
Each value represents the mean ± standard deviation of three replicates (n = 3)
(*), and (**), significant at level P ≤ 0.01 and 0.001, respectively