Bioactivity of Nonedible Parts of Punica granatum L.: A Potential Source of Functional Ingredients

Table 2

Antioxidant activities of different pomegranate parts extract.

Extract	Fe(II) chelating activity	HOCl scavenging activity	Inhibition of deoxyribose degradation	Inhibition of lipid peroxidation	Nitric oxide inhibition	Superoxide scavenging
Flower	0.113±0.006^c	0.012±0.001^b	0.220±0.041^c	0.047±0.006^b	0.396±0.002^e	0.175±0.001^b
Peel	0.157±0.006^c	0.004±0.001^b	0.111±0.001^c	0.333±0.058^b	0.668±0.001^d	0.089±0.001^c
Leaf	0.713±0.006^b	0.017±0.002^b	3.752±0.091^b	0.601±0.100^b	18.155±0.005^b	0.072±0.001^d
Stem	0.397±0.030^c	N.A	0.480±0.031^c	1.700±0.173^b	4.831±0.001^c	0.040±0.001^e
Seed	15.400±0.310^a	5.200±0.400^a	14.300±0.760^a	35.000±2.646^a	48.641±0.001^a	2.523±0.001^a
LSD value at 5% significance	0.300	0.371	0.630	2.162	3.231	1.490

N.A: not available. Data expressed as mean IC₅₀ ± standard deviation (mg/mL) (𝑛=3); different superscripts between rows in individual columns represent significant difference between extracts.