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. 2022 Sep 30;11(19):2578. doi: 10.3390/plants11192578

Table 2.

Antioxidant activity of A. pyrethrum (var. pyrethrum (L.) and var. depressus (Ball) Maire).

Variety Used Part Extract Method Result (in IC50 or Absorbance (A)) References
var. Pyrethrum Roots
Flowers
Seeds
Leaves
EtOH DPPH˙ 0.18 mg/mL
0.16 mg/mL
0.01 mg/mL
0.04 mg/mL
[6]
Roots
Flowers
Seeds
Leaves
ABTS 0.14 mg/mL
0.07 mg/mL
0.05 mg/mL
0.03 mg/mL
Roots
Flowers
Seeds
Leaves
FRAP 1.19 mg/mL
1.08 mg/mL
0.49 mg/mL
0.38 mg/mL
var. Depressus Roots
Flowers
Seeds
Leaves
DPPH˙ 0.07 mg/mL
0.08 mg/mL
0.04 mg/mL
0.03 mg/mL
Roots
Flowers
Seeds
Leaves
ABTS 0.05 mg/mL
0.05 mg/mL
0.05 mg/mL
0.03 mg/mL
Roots
Flowers
Seeds
Leaves
FRAP 0.38 mg/mL
0.59 mg/mL
0.25 mg/mL
0.23 mg/mL
var. Pyrethrum Stems/leaves MeOH ext. DPPH˙ 0.056 mg/mL [46]
Aqu. ext. 0.114 mg/mL
Chl. ext. 0.154 mg/mL
Root MeOH ext. DPPH˙ 12.38 µg/mL [39]
FRAP 50.89 µg/mL
BCB 107.07 µg/mL
Aqu. ext. DPPH˙ 13.41 µg/mL
FRAP 60.17 µg/mL
BCB 120.66 µg/mL
MeOH ext. DPPH˙ 0.15 mg/mL [45]
AcEth ext. 0.14 µg/mL
BuOH ext. 0.15 mg/mL [8]
HE DPPH˙ 30.50 mg/mL