Table 3.
Antioxidant activities of Z. elegans fractions.
| Lipoxygenase Inhibition | Iron-Chelating Activity | |
|---|---|---|
| Sample | IC50 (μg/mL Final Solution) | EC50 (mg/mL Final Solution) |
| Fr 1 | 65.65 ± 0.50 a * | 0.714 ± 0.001 e |
| Fr 2 | 18.98 ± 0.22 d | 1.037 ± 0.003 d |
| Fr 3 | 30.25 ± 0.73 c | 1.620 ± 0.006 c |
| Fr 4 | 41.67 ± 1.46 b | 1.919 ± 0.011 a |
| Fr 5 | 69.37 ± 6.71 a | 1.664 ± 0.011 b |
| Initial extract | 69.21 ± 0.89 ** a | 0.615 ± 0.001 f |
| Positive control | 20.25 ± 0.44 d | 0.068 ± 0.003 g |
* Values are the means ± standard deviation, n = 3. a–g Means in a column without a common superscript letter differ (p < 0.05), as indicated by one-way ANOVA. ** Data already published [11].