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Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 DPPH free radical scavenging activity, reducing power, and β-carotene bleaching inhibition of RAAE

From: Rhamnus alaternus aqueous extract enhances the capacity of system redox defence and protects hepatocytes against aluminum chloride toxicity in rats

Extract/Standard

EC50 values (µg/ml)

 

DPPH scavengingActivity

β- Carotenebleaching inhibition

Reducing power

AA

7.24 ± 0.45

NT

8.52 ± 0.63

BHT

37.85 ± 1.12

20.46 ± 0.84

56.13 ± 1.22

RAAE

60.08 ± 2.09

52.34 ± 1.16

43.06 ± 1.90

  1. Values are means of three replications ± SEM; NT: Not tested
  2. AA Ascorbic acid, BHT Butyl hydroxytoluene, RAAE R. alaternus aqueous extract; EC50: Extract concentration corresponding to 50 % of the antioxidant activity or 0.5 of absorbance in reducing power assay
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