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Table 4 IC50 values of different antioxidant activities of ANM and its fractions

From: Phytochemical, antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of Alnus nitida bark in carbon tetrachloride challenged Sprague Dawley rats

 

IC50 (μg/ml)

Sample

DPPH scavenging

Hydroxyl scavenging

Nitric oxide scavenging activity

β-carotene bleaching scavenging activity

Iron chelating assay

ANM

32.0 ± 1.8d

97.5 ± 2.9d

153.6 ± 4.0c

103.6 ± 4.2c

130.5 ± 4.1c

ANH

951.5 ± 4.3a

932.5 ± 3.3a

465.5 ± 2.8a

858.9 ± 3.8a

430.2 ± 3.9a

ANC

633.8 ± 3.9b

812.5 ± 2.9b

414.9 ± 2.8b

726.2 ± 4.7b

347.9 ± 2.2b

ANE

39.5 ± 2.1c,d

102.7 ± 3.3d

151.8 ± 3.1c

41.4 ± 1.9f

130.1 ± 0.8c

ANA

43.7 ± 2.9c

173.4 ± 2.0c

84.6 ± 3.7d

54.7 ± 4.4e

76.8 ± 4.5d

Rutin

-

83.3 ± 4.2e

-

-

-

Ascorbic acid

11.9 ± 0.5e

-

56.9 ± 2.5e

-

-

EDTA

-

-

-

-

56.0 ± 1.7e

Catechin

-

-

-

90.2 ± 2.3d

-

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD (n = 3). Means with different superscript (a–f) letters in the rows are significantly (P < 0.01) different from each other
  2. ANM A. nitida methanol extract, ANH A. nitida n-hexane fraction, ANC A. nitida chloroform fraction, ANE A. nitida ethyl acetate fraction, ANA A. nitida aqueous fraction