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Table 3 Nitric oxide (NO) radical scavenging potential of the different plant extracts

From: In vitro antioxidant properties, free radicals scavenging activities of extracts and polyphenol composition of a non-timber forest product used as spice: Monodora myristica

NO inhibition (%)

Concentrations samples (μg/mL)

25

50

75

150

300

AEE

28.02 ± 1.36a

38.39 ± 2.86a

54.62 ± 0.09a

72.44 ± 0.10a

79.61 ± 0.00a

AEH

19.45 ± 0.55b

26.49 ± 0.12b

41.92 ± 1.12b

59.69 ± 0.34b

63.07 ± 0.51b

AFE

29.71 ± 0.18a

41.22 ± 0.39a

57.75 ± 0.18c

69.87 ± 1.07c

76.37 ± 0.26c

AFH

10.66 ± 0.27d

31.69 ± 0.14c

41.97 ± 1.70b

55.27 ± 0.96d

62.89 ± 2.31b

Vit C

35.23 ± 0.22e

44.03 ± 0.64d

69.47 ± 0.18d

73.26 ± 0.41a

85.90 ± 0.01d

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD of three replicates. In the same colon the values affected with different letter (a - e) are significantly different at p < 0.05. AFE: M. myristica (Leaves) ethanolic extract; AEH: M. myristica (Barks) hydroethanolic extract; AEE: M. myristica (Barks) ethanolic extract; AFH: M. myristica (Leaves) hydroethanolic extract; VIT C = Vitamin C.