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Table 4 Antioxidant activities of methanol extract of the aerial and root parts of Arnebia benthamii

From: Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of methanol extracts of Arnebia benthamii (Wall ex. G. Don) Johnston—a critically endangered medicinal plant of North western Himalaya

Conc. μg/ml

DPPH scavenging activity

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity

Hydroxyl scavenging assay

Lipid peroxidation assay

 
 

% scavenging of radicals

 

AP

RP

Aa

AP

RP

Aa

AP

RP

BHT

AP

RP

BHT

50

a50 ± 2.5

a58 ± 1.32

b55 ± 1.9

a54 ± 1.4

a58 ± 1.3

a65 ± 1.43

a51 ± 2.1

a50 ± 1.4

a65 ± 1.3

b45 ± 1.4

a53 ± 1.4

a70 ± 1.3

100

a55 ± 2.4

ab64 ± 2.31

ab61 ± 1.4

a58 ± 1.0

bc64 ± 2.3

ba70 ± 1.09

ab57 ± 1.4

ab56 ± 1.0

ab70 ± 1.23

a53 ± 1.0

ab57 ± 1.0

b77 ± 1.23

150

b69 ± 2.0

b70 ± 2.03

b67 ± 1.0

ab62 ± 1.0

c70 ± 2.0

c79 ± 1.9

c66 ± 0.12

c64 ± 1.12

c76 ± 1.54

b59 ± 1.0

b59 ± 1.0

c85 ± 1.54

200

b73 ± 1.8

b75 ± 1.65

c74 ± 1.1

b66 ± 1.65

c75 ± 1.65

cd84 ± 1.76

cd72 ± 1.65

cd70 ± 1.65

d83 ± 1.7

bc63 ± 1.65

bc63 ± 1.65

d91 ± 1.7

250

bc80 ± 3.0

c82 ± 2.54

cd82 ± 1.7

bc68 ± 1.89

d82 ± 2.54

d90 ± 1.54

d77 ± 1.89

d77 ± 1.89

de89 ± 1.2

cd69 ± 1.89

c65 ± 1.89

d95 ± 1.6

300

c86 ± 2.9

c88 ± 1.09

e90 ± 1.9

c70 ± 1.34

d88 ± 1.09

d94 ± 1.33

e85 ± 1.0

e86 ± 1.34

e95 ± 1.0

d72 ± 1.34

d84 ± 1.34

e98 ± 1.0

  1. Values are represented as mean ± SD (n = 3). Values along the columns with same superscript letter are significant at P < 0.005. Ten percent of aq DMSO was used as negative control in all treatments
  2. AP aerial part, RP root part, BHT butylated hydroxy toluene, Aa ascorbic acid