Table 2.
Antioxidant activity and total phenolic compounds contents of Mindium laevigatum
Sample | Antioxidant tests | |||||
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Methanol extracts | Plant organ | DPPH (IC50, μg/ml) | β-Carotene/linoleic acid (% Inhibition) | Hydrogen peroxide scavenging (IC50, μg/ml) | Reducing power (IC50, μg/ml) | Total phenolic contents (μg/mg) |
Shahsavaran | stem | 1366.1±7.1 | 20.2±0.3 | 417.2±4.3 | 633.1±5.2 | 15.7±1.7 |
Shahsavaran | fruit | 344.3±2.3 | 39.2±0.6 | 100.5±2.1 | 237.6±3.5 | 79.6±3.6 |
Rahagh | stem | 1052.7±6.1 | 16.3±0.3 | 275.4±3.8 | 679.3±4.8 | 27.1±2.1 |
Rahagh | fruit | 561.5±4.5 | 37.4±0.8 | 218.7±2.4 | 270.5±3.0 | 44.6±1.9 |
Volatile materials | ||||||
Shahsavaran | stem | >2000 | 73.2±0.7 | 608.2±3.3 | 683.1±6.2 | NT |
Shahsavaran | fruit | >2000 | 64.5±0.4 | 544.5±4.2 | 473.5±4.5 | NT |
Rahagh | stem | >2000 | 67.8±0.8 | 739.0±5.4 | 839.7±6.1 | NT |
Rahagh | fruit | >2000 | 55.2±0.5 | 583.4±3.7 | 543.2±8.1 | NT |
Standards | ||||||
BHT | - | 20.3±0.8 | 91.3±5.0 | NT | NT | NA |
Ascorbic acid | - | NA | NT | 61.2±1.3 | 10.2±1.1 | NA |
NA (Not applicable), NT (Not tested)