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Table 2 Superoxide radical scavenging activity of crude extracts and fractions of 6 plants from the Mascarene Islands

From: Antioxidant, antiglycation and cytotoxicity evaluation of selected medicinal plants of the Mascarene Islands

Concentrations (μg/mL)

Superoxide scavenging activity

 

Crude water extract

Crude methanol extract

Dichloromethane

Ethylacetate

n-butanol

Water fraction

100

5.23 ± 1.23

2.23 ± 0.69

10.89 ± 1.46

19.36 ± 2.30*

12.69 ± 1.34

2.39 ± 0.36

 

(82.39 ± 7.34*)

(98.97 ± 5.37*)

(47.77 ± 6.34*)

(99.53 ± 7.53*)

(98.67 ± 5.04*)

(68.07 ± 4.31*)

 

{65.68 ± 9.67*}

{74.23 ± 7.68*}

{22.69 ± 1.09*}

{55.44 ± 2.39*}

{82.80 ± 12.69*}

{86.59 ± 10.18*}

 

[40.69 ± 6.67*]

[36.56 ± 3.79*]

[21.26 ± 1.69*]

[80.69 ± 10.69*]

[72.39 ± 9.68*]

[40.35 ± 3.69*]

 

∫2.03 ± 1.03∫

1.03 ± 0.23∫

∫5.36 ± 0.96∫

∫15.69 ± 1.69*∫

∫5.67 ± 0.67∫

∫8.67 ± 1.23∫

 

7.29 ± 1.06

5.09 ± 1.00

12.29 ± 1.27

32.93 ± 2.67*

10.24 ± 2.13

8.23 ± 0.96

 

2.56 ± 0.99

1.26 ± 0.11

7.79 ± 1.47

9.67 ± 1.67

6.35 ± 0.69

1.09 ± 0.37

50

(58.64 ± 3.15*)

(70.64 ± 5.43*)

(23.67 ± 1.08*)

(74.59 ± 6.07*)

(72.19 ± 3.32*)

(52.39 ± 2.01*)

 

{40.29 ± 6.54*}

{57.19 ± 6.45*}

{11.09 ± 0.98}

{30.27 ± 2.79*}

{52.69 ± 9.67*}

{50.19 ± 5.67*}

 

[23.68 ± 4.56*]

[13.12 ± 2.19]

[12.18 ± 2.09]

[52.39 ± 6.59*]

[47.69 ± 6.56*]

[26.67 ± 2.01*]

 

∫1.09 ± 0.03∫

∫0.96 ± 0.01∫

∫1.29 ± 0.67∫

∫7.16 ± 0.84∫

∫3.67 ± 0.38∫

∫5.67 ± 0.96∫

 

3.19 ± 1.01

2.39 ± 0.16

9.25 ± 0.67

18.39 ± 1.97

7.24 ± 1.01

6.58 ± 0.64

 

0.56 ± 0.01

0.59 ± 0.01

4.69 ± 1.06

5.49 ± 1.39

4.56 ± 0.34

0.67 ± 0.09

25

(41.19 ± 2.04*)

(56.38 ± 2.38*)

(11.29 ± 0.67)

(59.78 ± 3.08*)

(54.39 ± 1.17*)

(35.56 ± 1.86*)

 

{18.09 ± 2.31*}

{41.09 ± 3.47*}

{6.57 ± 0.73}

{14.67 ± 1.98}

{36.48 ± 5.24*}

{28.49 ± 1.38*}

 

[14.29 ± 3.97*]

[9.68 ± 1.09]

[6.79 ± 1.61]

[38.19 ± 6.64*]

[29.36 ± 2.17*]

[13.19 ± 1.39]

 

∫0.22 ± 0.01∫

∫0.56 ± 0.02∫

∫0.56 ± 0.24∫

∫4.56 ± 0.99∫

∫1.29 ± 0.35∫

∫4.96 ± 0.37∫

 

1.29 ± 1.00

1.18 ± 0.23

6.58 ± 2.39

10.67 ± 2.01

4.12 ± 0.96

3.28 ± 0.28

 

0.06 ± 0.01

0.13 ± 0.01

2.65 ± 0.67

2.67 ± 0.69

1.67 ± 0.09

0.01± 0.01

12.5

(28.98 ± 1.31*)

(42.46 ± 2.28*)

(7.69 ± 0.17)

(42.19 ± 1.38*)

36.49 ± 0.37*

(17.19 ± 0.67*)

 

{10.39 ± 0.96}

{17.19 ± 1.96*}

{2.39 ± 0.24}

{7.09 ± 0.97}

{15.36 ± 1.74*}

{15.14 ± 2.67*}

 

[17.69 ± 1.46*]

[4.68 ± 0.69]

[4.67 ± 1.09]

[13.18 ± 1.29]

[13.17 ± 0.96]

[7.71± 1.09]

 

∫0.13 ± 0.01∫

∫0.00 ± 0.00∫

∫0.25 ± 0.01∫

∫2.01 ± 0.76∫

∫0.27 ± 0.01∫

∫1.23 ± 0.27∫

 

0.59 ± 0.01

0.69 ± 0.01

2.18 ± 0.29

5.97 ± 1.91

1.69 ± 0.86

1.28 ± 0.11

  1. Note. Values are means ± SD of three independent experiments. EM (AM) {FF} [OT] ∫PS∫ MC. *Values significantly different (p < 0.05) from the control in each group.