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. 2018 Jan 22;23(1):182. doi: 10.3390/molecules23010182

Table 4.

Antioxidant activity of the volatile oils of three buckwheat flowers.

Sample DPPH Scavenging Activity IC50 (μg/mL) β-Carotene-Linoleic Bleaching Assay IC50 (μg/mL)
VO of F. esculentum 354.15 ± 3.82 242.06 ± 2.48
VO of F. tataricum 210.63 ± 2.68 184.13 ± 2.06
VO of F. cymosum 264.92 ± 1.84 206.11 ± 1.72
CK+ 37.86 ± 0.78 25.32 ± 0.68

The positive control (CK+) for both DPPH scavenging and β-carotene-linoleic bleaching assays was BHT. Values represent mean ± standard deviation (n = 3).