Table 3.
Ferrous ion chelating, phosphomolybdenum, and β-carotene bleaching activities of the water extracts from plants x.
| Samples | β-Carotene Bleaching (%) y | Phosphomolybdenum (mg AAEs/g Extracts) z |
Ferrous Ion Chelating (mg EDTAEs/g Extracts) z |
|---|---|---|---|
| O. europaea | 78.86 ± 3.03 b | 161.20 ± 8.23 a | 33.26 ± 0.48 c |
| H. perforatum | 77.00 ± 0.32 b | 145.13 ± 4.69 b | 75.35 ± 0.48 a |
| A. hippocastanum | 32.08 ± 4.66 c | 74.47 ± 3.93 c | 49.72 ± 4.29 b |
| BHA | 95.78 ± 1.13 a | - | - |
| BHT | 95.31 ± 0.56 a | - | - |
x Different subscripts in the same column indicate significant difference (p < 0.05, abc); y Given as percentage of % inhibition of the linoleic acid at 2 mg/mL concentration; z AAEs, ascorbic acid equivalents; z EDTAEs, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (disodium salt) equivalents.