Table 1.
Scavenging activity (corresponding to 50% of 100 μM DPPH) of hydroxyurea, L-ascorbate and butylated hydroxytoluene.
| Drugs | IC50 (μM) ± SD | One-way | Tukey's post-hoc test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANOVA | |||||
| HU vs. BHT | HU vs. L-Asc | L-Asc vs. BHT | |||
| Hydroxyurea | 38.68 ± 0.47 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.05 |
| Butylated hydroxytoluene | 23.07 ± 2.64 | ||||
| L-Ascorbate | 18.22 ± 5.93 | ||||
IC50 values correspond to the mean inhibitory concentration of three independent experiments. SD, Standard deviation; HU, Hydroxyurea; BHT, Butylated hydroxytoluene; L-Asc, L-Ascorbate.