Table 4.
Antioxidant and antiradical activities of aqueous and organic extracts of aerial part of Anabasis aretioïdes.
| Extracts | H2O2 scavenging activity (%) | DPPH IC50 (µg/ml) | ABTS (µg TE/mg E) | FRAP (µg TE/mg E) | RP (µg AAE/mg E) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decocted | 4.52 ± 0.69a,d | 1117.67 ± 0.27a | 1.45 ± 0.027a | 2.896 ± 0.209a | 1.727 ± 0.047a |
| Infused | 5.96 ± 0.19 b,d | 3704.33 ± 5.97b | 0.69 ± 0.093a | 0.456 ± 0.045a | 0.204 ± 0.031a |
| Macerated | 7.84 ± 0.44 c | 2704.33 ± 1.91c | 1.56 ± 0.006a | 1.790 ± 0.008a | 0.539 ± 0.081a |
| Macerated methanol | 5.32 ± 0.23 d | 52.91 ± 0.24 d | 48.99 ± 1.316 b | 99.736 ± 3.570 b | 72.176 ± 0.540 b |
| Methanol | 3.81 ± 0.26d | 59.65 ± 1.67 d | 39.10 ± 0.572 c | 79.214 ± 2.031 c | 59.954 ± 1.505 c |
| Ethyl acetate | 3.65 ± 0.80d | 76.08 ± 1.28 d | 48.06 ± 0.93 b | 83.743 ± 6.346 d,b | 63.480 ± 3.701 d,b |
| Chloroform | 2.81 ± 0.43e,d | 863.60 ± 10.49e | 31.89 ± 1.17d | 50.199 ± 1.341e | 23.376 ± 1.601e |
| Petroleum ether | 4.91 ± 0.38 d | 515.53 ± 1.39f | 10.61 ± 1.528e | 24.601 ± 1.466f | 4.640 ± 0.099a |
| Ascorbic acid | 14.35 ± 0.002f | 0.17 ± 0.02g | − | − | − |
| BHT | − | 1.59 ± 0.13g | − | − | − |
| Trolox | − | 1.75 ± 0.09g | − | − | − |
All results expressed are mean of three individual replicates (n = 3 ± SEM). Values with the same letters superscript in the same column are not significantly different (p < 0.05).