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. 2017 Jun 30;37(3):429–439. doi: 10.5851/kosfa.2017.37.3.429

Table 3. DPPH radical scavenging activity of grapefruit seed extract.

Samples DPPH radical scavenging activity (%) IC50 (μg/mL)
0.1251) 9.85±0.4004)c5)
0.25 37.50±1.13b 333.33±14.12a
0.5 70.83±2.47a
BHT2) 98.52±2.44b
BHA3) 92.01±4.88b
Vitamin C 58.24±3.28c

1)Grapefruit seed extract: 0.125 ppm (0.125 mg/mL), 0.25 ppm (0.25 mg/mL), and 0.5 ppm (0.5 mg/mL).

2)BHT: Butylated hydroxytoluene.

3)BHA: Butylated hydroxyanisole.

4)All values are expressed as mean±SE of triplicate determinations.

5)Different superscript letters indicate significant differences at p<0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test.