Research Article
In Vitro and In Vivo Biochemical Evaluations of the Methanolic Leaf Extract of Garcinia kola
Table 1
Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity of the methanolic extract of Garcinia kola and quercetin.
| Sample | Concentration (g/mL) | % Inhibition () | IC50 (g/mL) | Regression equation |
| Garcinia kola | 400.0 | 44.30 ± 0.01 | 748.0 | () | 500.0 | 47.10 ± 0.08 | 600.0 | 48.10 ± 0.05 | 800.0 | 50.40 ± 0.04 |
| Quercetin | 10.0 | 18.20 ± 0.10 | 45.2 | () | 20.0 | 23.00 ± 0.03 | 30.0 | 26.00 ± 0.40 | 40.0 | 30.00 ± 0.01 | 50.0 | 52.30 ± 0.02 |
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Results are expressed as means ± SD of five parallel measurements.
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