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Table 4 Antioxidant effects of extract and its fractions of M. royleanus leaves

From: Assessment of phytochemicals, antioxidant, anti-lipid peroxidation and anti-hemolytic activity of extract and various fractions of Maytenus royleanus leaves

Extract/fraction

 

IC50values

  
 

Scavanging ability on DPPH

Scavanging ability on

Phospho molybdate

Inhibition of lipid

radicals

superoxide

Assay

peroxidation

Methanol extract

55.02 ± 0.5b

69.80 ± 2.6c

46.10 ± 35b

79.12 ± 0.5b

n-hexane fraction

78.10 ± 1.2c

79.21 ± 2.8d

40.01 ± 0.7a

82.1 ± 1.8c

Chloroform fraction

109.8 ± 3.2e

250.10 ± 0.5f

90.22 ± 1.2d

130.21 ± 1.4d

Ethyl acetate fraction

55.01 ± 2.3b

47.01 ± 1.3b

39.02 ± 0.5a

76.32 ± 0.3b

n-butanol fraction

58.01 ± 0.7b

68.01 ± 4.8c

57.12 ± 0.6c

238.08 ± 0.5e

Residual aqueous fraction

87.21 ± 1.4d

104.07 ± 2.1e

>250e

80.01 ± 1.4c

Ascorbic acid

34.10 ± 0.8a

34.00 ± 0.6a

38.40 ± 2.4a

35.9 ± 0.7a

Rutin

44.70 ± 0.7a

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