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Table 4 The IC50 values indicating antioxidant activity of phenolic-enriched fraction (PEF) and positive control (gallic acid)

From: Cytoprotective effect of palm kernel cake phenolics against aflatoxin B1-induced cell damage and its underlying mechanism of action

 

IC50 (μg/ml)

DPPH scavenging activity

Reducing power activity

ß-carotene bleaching inhibition

TBARS inhibition

PEF

24.6a

31.2a

37.1a

42.9a

Gallic acid

4.6b

7.4b

11.6b

14.5b

S.E.M

0.82

0.79

1.27

1.12

  1. All data are presented as means (± SEM) of at least three replicates (n = 3)
  2. Means (n = 3) with different superscripts (a,b) within a column are significantly different (p < 0.05)
  3. S.E.M Standard error of the means