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. 2021 Feb 11;10(2):278. doi: 10.3390/antiox10020278

Table 2.

Antioxidant activity of MeOH extracts of C. sativa (Marrone di Roccadaspide) burs, leaves, and chestnuts evaluated by Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity (TEAC), 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), and Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) assays.

C. sativa MeOH
Extracts
Free Radical Scavenging Activity (DPPH) EC50
(µg/mL ± SD a) b
(TEAC)
(mg/mL ± SD a) c
FRAP (mmol ferric sulfate/g ± SD a) d
burs 4.21 ± 0.01 3.03 ± 0.03 2.96 ± 0.02
leaves 3.06 ± 0.01 3.01 ± 0.02 1.48 ± 0.02
chestnuts 34.64 ± 0.01 0.57 ± 0.01 0.18 ± 0.02

a SD: Standard deviation of three independent experiments. b Determined by DPPH test. c Determined by TEAC assay d Determined by FRAP assay.