Table 3.
Antioxidant and chelating properties of prepared Neem oil-loaded NEs.
| Samples | ABTS radical scavenging activity (mg TEs/L sample) | DPPH radical scavenging activity (mg TEs/L sample) | CUPRAC (mg TEs/L sample) | FRAP (mg TEs/L sample) | Phosphomolybdenum (mmol TEs/L sample) | Metal chelating activity (mg TEs/L sample) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | 35.02 ± 0.47* | 22.72 ± 0.43 | 55.94 ± 2.28 | 61.90 ± 0.02 | 2.49 ± 0.02 | 39.34 ± 0.14 |
| A2 | 53.06 ± 1.87 | 87.79 ± 9.87 | 55.51 ± 3.37 | 62.76 ± 0.97 | 2.91 ± 0.01 | 43.35 ± 0.05 |
| B1 | 35.55 ± 0.24 | 30.52 ± 3.12 | 56.65 ± 0.73 | 60.99 ± 2.90 | 2.48 ± 0.07 | 38.49 ± 0.22 |
| B2 | 46.71 ± 1.66 | 90.92 ± 8.64 | 59.91 ± 0.52 | 70.81 ± 12.76 | 2.33 ± 0.28 | 42.60 ± 0.22 |
| C1 | 33.36 ± 0.19 | 15.75 ± 1.62 | 52.92 ± 0.14 | 56.69 ± 4.87 | 2.87 ± 0.09 | 40.38 ± 0.44 |
| C2 | 49.02 ± 4.73 | 83.77 ± 3.10 | 50.73 ± 3.10 | 58.26 ± 1.85 | 5.54 ± 1.85 | 43.45 ± 0.02 |
*
Values expressed are means ± SD of three parallel measurements.
TE: Trolox equivalents; EDTAE: EDTA equivalents; Na: not active.