Table 2 Antioxidant activity, enzymatic inhibition and cytotoxicity of selected Sudanese medicinal plants
Plant | Extract | DPPH radical scavenging assay % | Iron chelating assay % | Inhibition % of glycogen phosphorylase (5mg/ml) | Brine shrimp lethality (LC50) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acacia Senegal | Ethanolic | NOT ACTIVE | NOT ACTIVE | 0 | 83.8716 |
| Â | Aqueous | NOT ACTIVE | NOT ACTIVE | 0 | 17.9948 |
Ambrosia maritima | Ethanolic | 60.8 ± 0.04 | NOT ACTIVE | 2.2 | 39.7866 |
|  | Aqueous | 21.2 ± 0.02 | NOT ACTIVE | 0 | 10.6353 |
Ammi visnaga | Ethanolic | 52.4 ± 0.03 | NOT ACTIVE | 0 | 8.1217 |
|  | Aqueous | 52.4 ± 0.03 | 2.5 ± 0.03 | 0 | 32.6273 |
Foeniculum vulgare | Ethanolic | 60.7 ± 0.06 | 3.6 ± 0.05 | 0 | 0.012 |
|  | Aqueous | 69.4 ± 0.003 | NOT ACTIVE | 0 | 893.97 |
Nigella sativa | Ethanolic | 47 ± 0.02 | 6.3 ± 0.02 | 0 | 11684.6 |
|  | Aqueous | 19.3 ± 0.01 | 43.5 ± 0.04 | 0 | 122.268 |
Sesamum indicum | Ethanolic | NOT ACTIVE | NOT ACTIVE | 8.2 | 61.85 |
|  | Aqueous | 40.3 ± 0.01 | 23.2 ± 0.02 | 0 | 1.7 |