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. 2010 Jul 16;15(7):4934–4946. doi: 10.3390/molecules15074934

Table 2.

Free radical scavenging abilityof the extracts and fractions from AST by the DPPH and ABTS assays.

Extracts/fractions Free radical scavenging ability
DPPH a ABTS b
WE 1081.7 ± 59.7 886.9 ± 3.3
70% ethanol extract 823.8 ± 33.4 583.3 ± 2.5
95% ethanol extract 477.7 ± 15.5 244.4 ± 2.5
PEE 15.8 ± 0.8 4.5 ± 0.3
EA 208.5 ± 4.6 99.6 ± 0.9
BU 143.6 ± 2.6 79.0 ± 1.1
WT 536.6 ± 16.9 362.1 ± 1.1

a DPPH expressed in μM ascorbic acid/100 g dry weight of AST; b ABTS expressed in μM trolox /100 g dry weight of AST. Each value is the mean ± SD of triplicate measurements.