Table 2.
Free radical scavenging activity of different leaf extracts of Albizia odoratissima.
| Percentage (%) of inhibitory effect (IC50; μg/mL) |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. No. | Sample | Extractions | DPPH | ABTS | H2O2 |
| 1 | Ascorbic acid | – | 6.11 ± 0.44 | 3.65 ± 0.26 | 860.23 ± 26.83 |
| 2 | BHT | – | 458.10 ± 33.09* | 6.57 ± 0.57 | 912.46 ± 161.16 |
| 3 | Leaf | Methanol | 16.62 ± 0.85 | 8.59 ± 0.39 | 200.29 ± 0.70* |
| 4 | Leaf | Ethyl acetate | 10.96 ± 0.40 | 4.35 ± 0.07 | 163.82 ± 1.52* |
| 5 | Leaf | Chloroform | 3439.66 ± 33.56* | 58.81 ± 3.69 | 6912.30 ± 156.88* |
| 6 | Leaf | Hexane | 1810.44 ± 13.50* | 52.08 ± 1.26 | 1278.64 ± 131.83* |
The data represent the mean ± SD of three determinants and level of significance.
*
p < 0.05, ascorbic acid is used as control for statistical significance analysis.