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.

SampleConcentration (g/mL)% Inhibition ()IC50 (g/mL)Regression equation

Garcinia kola 400.044.30 ± 0.01748.0 ()
500.047.10 ± 0.08
600.048.10 ± 0.05
800.050.40 ± 0.04

Quercetin 10.018.20 ± 0.1045.2 ()
20.023.00 ± 0.03
30.026.00 ± 0.40
40.030.00 ± 0.01
50.052.30 ± 0.02

Results are expressed as means ± SD of five parallel measurements.