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. 2010 Aug 30;15(9):5971–5987. doi: 10.3390/molecules15095971

Table 2.

IC50 values of various Lavandula x intermedia ‘Budrovka’ (LiB) and L. angustifolia (La) extracts, their constituent rosmarinic acid and references.

Extracts IC50* (µg/mL) Total antioxidant capacity (mg AAE/g)
DPPH· scavenging activity Iron chelating activity Reducing power Inhibition of lipid peroxidation
LiB flower 17.17 ± 0.33 397.71 ± 10.26 33.78 ± 2.34 116.54 ± 9.96 294.00 ± 13.17
infl. stalk 45.25 ± 0.10 294.08 ± 12.86 66.92 ± 3.75 283.54 ± 5.02 240.75 ± 13.08
leaf 15.06 ± 0.74 383.59 ± 15.55 28.73 ± 1.61 74.56 ± 4.71 290.75 ± 8.99
La flower 11.37 ± 0.69 319.21 ± 21.96 25.17 ± 0.16 89.36 ± 5.00 261.50 ± 7.07
infl. stalk 33.95 ± 1.42 236.92 ± 10.19 55.22 ± 1.10 240.48 ± 11.00 238.08 ± 8.38
leaf 10.62 ± 0.02 302.79 ± 7.61 24.26 ± 0.76 54.57 ± 4.42 274.18 ± 5.07
Rosmarinic acid 1.51 ± 0.07 NA 1.26 ± 0.14 9.18 ± 0.01 1064.47 ± 53.52
BHT 6.45 ± 0.53 NA 4.64 ± 0.31 - 414.74 ± 36.81
EDTA - 13.37 ± 0.91 - -
Fisetin - - - 5.42 ± 0.60

* IC50 value = concentration at which the DPPH radicals were scavenged by 50%, iron(II) ions were chelated by 50%, absorbance was 0.5 for reducing power and lipid peroxidation was inhibited by 50%, respectively; Each value is expressed as mean ± s.d. (n = 3); NA = not active; - = not tested.