In Vitro Cytotoxic, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activities of Mesua beccariana (Baill.) Kosterm., Mesua ferrea Linn., and Mesua congestiflora Extracts

Table 2

EC₅₀ values of crude extracts towards DPPH free radicals.

Compounds		EC50 values (µg/mL)
Crude extracts	M. beccariana
	Hexane	—
	Dichloromethane	229.17±1.22
	Ethyl acetate	43.75±1.43
	Methanol	12.70±2.11
	M. ferrea
	Hexane	—
	Dichloromethane	85.93±1.11
	Ethyl acetate	—
	Methanol	9.77±1.67
	M. congestiflora
	Hexane	—
	Ethyl acetate	36.46±1.56
	Methanol	—
Standard drug	Ascorbic acid	5.62±1.23

∗EC₅₀ values more than 250 µg/mL indicate weak activity with symbol (—).
∗∗Each data represents the mean of three independent experiments.