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. 2022 Dec 7;7(50):46653–46673. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05605

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)
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