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. 2020 Oct 30;9(11):756. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9110756

Table 4.

Antioxidant activity of Hibiscus schizopetalus.

Sample/Standard TAC% ABTS DPPH Iron Reducing Power
(AAE) IC50 (µg/mL) EC50 (µg/mL)
Et-E 1850.83 b 710.51 c 473.29 c 391.45 c
DCM-F 800.16 c 819.51 d 1118.92 d 528.0 d
Bu-F 2050.50 a 151.48 b 271.68 b 114.47 b
Ascorbic acid - 57.76 a 19.50 a 22 a

Different superscripts (a, b, c & d) for a given value within a column indicate significant difference at p < 0.05 using Duncan’s Multiple Range test (DMRT). Ascorbic Acid Equivalent (AAE); Ethanolic Extract (Et-E); Dichloromethane Fraction (DCM-F); n-Butanol Fraction (Bu-F).