Table 2.
IC50 values of DPPH (a), ABTS (b) scavenging activity and ferric chelation activity (c)
| Treatments | IC50 values of DPPH scavenging activity (a) | IC50 values of ABTS scavenging activity (b) | IC50 values of ferric chelation activity (c) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 days | 5 days | 3 days | 5 days | 3 days | 5 days | |
| Control (0 µM) | 66.45 ± 3.89ab | 63.98 ± 3.22abc | 100.17 ± 3.08a | 95.65 ± 2.31a | 62.94 ± 2.34ab | 68.81 ± 3.85a |
| 120 µM | 44.31 ± 1.72d | 54.29 ± 2.32ae | 77.39 ± 1.84b | 86.89 ± 0.90c | 50.81 ± 2.16cdef | 58.57 ± 1.39bcf |
| 240 µM | 33.01 ± 0.95de | 38.34 ± 1.12de | 61.73 ± 1.01d | 76.37 ± 1.22b | 39.52 ± 1.40g | 46.04 ± 1.53dgh |
| 360 µM | 36.53 ± 0.72de | 41.93 ± 1.44cde | 58.67 ± 0.87d | 70.38 ± 1.25e | 37.89 ± 0.58g | 47.80 ± 1.51egi |
| 480 µM | 40.67 ± 0.89de | 46.07 ± 1.86bde | 70.24 ± 0.76e | 81.40 ± 1.70bc | 43.49 ± 2.37eg | 53.25 ± 1.65fhi |
Superscript different small letters indicate significant differences at P ≤ 0.05