Research Article

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

Table 5

Inhibition of lipid peroxidation in egg yolk homogenate by methanolic leaf extract of Garcinia kola and ascorbic acid.

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

Garcinia kola 94.2432.90 ± 0.03190.0 ()
142.8647.10 ± 0.02
190.4851.10 ± 0.01
238.1055.30 ± 0.02

Ascorbic acid 09.5020.60 ± 0.0252.2 ()
19.0026.10 ± 0.03
28.5731.10 ± 0.04
38.0035.40 ± 0.04
47.6250.80 ± 0.01

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