Research Article

In Vitro and In Vivo Biochemical Evaluations of the Methanolic Leaf Extract of Garcinia kola

Table 4

ABTS•+ scavenging activity of the methanolic extract of Garcinia kola and ascorbic acid.

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

Garcinia kola 7.5028.60 ± 0.0834.3 ()
15.0041.30 ± 0.07
30.0050.60 ± 0.05
45.0052.90 ± 0.07
60.0067.90 ± 0.04

Ascorbic acid 1.5025.20 ± 0.085.7 ()
3.7534.10 ± 0.07
6.0055.00 ± 0.06
7.5060.90 ± 0.08

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