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Table 4 Antioxidant effect (EC 50 ) of methanol extract and its various fractions of R. hastatus roots

From: Comprehensive assessment of phenolics and antiradical potential of Rumex hastatus D. Don. roots

Plant extracts/chemical

EC50 μg/ml

 
 

Scavenging ability on DPPH radicals

Scavenging ability on super oxide radicals

Total antioxidant capacity

Scavenging ability on hydroxyl radicals

Scavenging ability on H2O2radicals

Scavenging ability on ABTS radicals

β-carotene bleaching inhibition

Chelating power

MRR

84.16 ± 3.2c

49.06 ±1.6c

21.21 ± 0.5a

61.87 ± 2.4c

90.21 ± 2.1c

128.01 ± 2.1c

126.67 ± 2.9d

333.11 ± 2.3b

HRR

>246e

>250f

>250d

>250e

> > 250d

> > 250e

>500f

> > 8000f

ERR

>241e

>250f

242.78 ± 5.4c

>248e

>250d

>250e

>500f

>8000f

CRR

99.23 ± 2.3d

62.28 ± 3.3e

45.85 ± 1.2b

85.29 ± 2.1d

75.11 ± 1.7b

136.09 ± 4.1c

138.09 ± 3.3e

1233.24 ± 4.5e

BRR

68.04 ± 1.7b

43.19 ± 2.4b

21.78 ± 0.8a

36.56 ± 1.6b

77.02 ± 1.5b

96.17 ± 1.12b

84.14 ± 2.6b

600.75 ± 4.1c

ARR

85.28 ± 1.9c

56.49 ± 0.9d

23.48 ± 0.4a

63.92 ± 1.9c

99.11 ± 3.3c

143.06 ± 1.8d

114.89 ± 3.6c

800.28 ± 2.2d

Ascorbic acid

19.59 ± 0.8a

22.36 ± 0.6a

20.79 ± 0.4a

29.78 ± 1.1a

23.04 ± 0.7a

65.23 ± 1.5a

-

-

Catechin

 

-

-

-

-

-

72.41 ± 2.5a

233.72 ± 1.9a

Rutin

19.31 ± 0.7a

  

27.10 ± 0.5a

-

-

-

  1. Each value in the table is represented as mean ± SD (n = 3).
  2. Values in the same column followed by a different letter are significantly different (p < 0.05).
  3. -, not determined.