Table 3.

DPPH radical scavenging activity (% Inhibition) of C. papaya seed extracts.

Concentration	Hexane	Methanol	Ethylacetate	Aqueous	L-Ascorbic (standard)
20	71.39 ± 0.59b	76.33 ± 0.41ab	74.19 ± 0.93b	50.23 ± 0.33b	8.18 ± 0.34
40	83.02 ± 0.84ab	80.27 ± 0.38b	79.73 ± 0.25b	76.52 ± 0.14b	17.05 ± 0.01
60	88.89 ± 1.34ab	85.38 ± 0.37b	85.68 ± 0.31b	79.89 ± 0.16b	48.82 ± 0.02
80	90.05 ± 0.54ab	88.73 ± 0.38b	87.85 ± 0.50b	82.39 ± 0.05b	49.53 ± 0.06
100	92.33 ± 0.52ab	89.95 ± 0.09b	89.73 ± 0.10b	86.28 ± 0.33b	58.62 ± 0.69
IC50 (mg/ml)	41.48	42.38	42.61	45.68	80.89

Values are Mean ± SD (n = 3).

^aSignificantly (p < 0.05) higher compared to other extract at the same concentration.

^bSignificantly (p < 0.05) higher compared to L-ascorbic acid at the same concentration.