Table 2. Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activity of POAgNPs with the Respective EC50 and IC50 Values.
antioxidant
activity (EC50 value in μg/mL) |
cytotoxic
activity (IC50 value in μg/mL) |
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s. no. | samples | DPPH free radical scavenging assay | superoxide anion scavenging activity | hydroxyl radical scavenging assay | nitric oxide scavenging assay | MDA-MB-231 cells | MCF-7 cells |
1. | POAgNPs | 9.034 ± 0.449 | 56.378 ± 1.137 | 34.094 ± 1.944 | 61.219 ± 0.69 | 20.080 ± 0.761 | 40.038 ± 1.022 |
2. | ascorbic acid (positive control) | 10.5 ± 0.265 | 31.67 ± 2.867 | 19.64 ± 0.988 | 22.55 ± 0.876 | ||
3. | tamoxifen (positive control) | 24.572 ± 0.249 | 33.214 ± 0.824 |