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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 Antioxidant Activity of the leaves essential oil of A. flagellaris showing % Inhibition at different concentrations and reference standard

From: Composition and biological assays of the leaf essential oil of Asparagus flagellaris (Kunth) Bak

Test samples

% Inhibition at each Concentration (μg/mL)

1000.0

500.0

250.0

125.0

62.50

APAF

91.04 ± 0.0000

90.74 ± 0.0001

90.59 ± 0.0000

89.40 ± 0.0000

88.06 ± 0.0001

Ascorbic acid

93.05 ± 0.0006

92.87 ± 0.0006

92.78 ± 0.0012

90.49 ± 0.0001

90.40 ± 0.0000

BHA

92.60 ± 0.0006

91.96 ± 0.0000

91.41 ± 0.0000

91.32 ± 0.0000

90.68 ± 0.0012

  1. APAF: Leaf essential oil of A. flagellaris, BHA: Butylated hydroxyanisole, ± = Standard deviation