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. 2018 Apr 16;17:82. doi: 10.1186/s12944-018-0682-z

Table 4.

Correlation coefficients (r) between policoanol content, antioxidant and anti-arthritic activities of milk thistle oil, during seed maturation

Correlation coefficient
TPC-DPPH effect 0.952
TPC-ABTS effect 0.899
TPC- % of inhibition of EAD −0.901
TPC- % of inhibition of BSA 0.774

TPC Total Policosanol content

DPPH 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical

ABTS 2,2′-azino-bis (3-ethyl-benzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)

EAD egg albumin denaturation

BSA bovine serum albumin denaturation