Evaluation of Antioxidant and DNA Damage Protection Activity of the Hydroalcoholic Extract of Desmostachya bipinnata L. Stapf

Table 2

Inhibition of DNA nicking by hydroalcoholic extract of Desmostachya bipinnata against Fenton’s reagent.

DBPS Extract concentration (μg/mL)	Quantification of relaxed form (R) of DNA	Relative %control
0	109.274±0.82	100±1.32
5	99.187±1.28	90.76±2.16
10	90.24±2.26	82.58±1.72
15	87.23±1.42	79.82±0.94^∗
30	72.136±1.71	66.01±1.26^∗
50	59.854±1.17	54.77±2.54^∗∗

The relaxed form of DNA quantified relative to control treated with Fenton’s reagent but no extract and the values of triplicate measurements are expressed as Mean ± SD; ^∗𝑃<0.05, ^∗∗𝑃<0.01.