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Free radical scavenging activity and antioxidant activity of the methanolic extract of sapodilla as compared to other antioxidants.
| Radical scavenging activity (%) |
Total antioxidant activity (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 (µg/mL) | 50 (µg/mL) | 100 (µg/mL) | 500 (µg/mL) | 1000 (µg/mL) | 1000 (µg/mL) | |
| Sapota | 7.8 | 28.5 | 54.1 | 71.2 | 85.5 | 74.4 |
| Ascorbic acid | 16.8 | 80.2 | 90.1 | 92.8 | 94.9 | – |
| Rutin* | – | – | – | – | – | 90.9 |
*Rutin is a plant pigment (flavonoid) with potent antioxidant properties. It was used as a positive control.
