Anti-glycation properties of Illicium verum Hook. f. fruit in-vitro and in a diabetic rat model

Table 1 In-vitro antioxidant activities of I. verum ethanolic extract

	DPPH radical scavenging activity		ABTS^.+ scavenging activity		Fe⁺² chelation activity
	% Inhibition	IC₅₀ ± SEM^a (μg/mL)	% Inhibition	IC₅₀ ± SEM^a (μg/mL)	% Chelation	IC₅₀ ± SEM¹ (μg/mL)
I. verum	86.6	130±1.0	99.6	57.4±2.0	7.4	NA²
Gallic acid^c	97.3	2.6±1.0	-	-	-	-
Ascorbic acid^c	-	-	98.8	3.5±6.0	-	-
EDTA^c	-	-	-	-	99.9	21±0.6

^aIC₅₀ Values are presented in mg/mL and as mean ± standard error of mean; ^bNA Not Active; ^cStandard inhibitors for antioxidant studies

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