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Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Mutagenic Activities and DNA Interaction Studies of Ni(II) Schiff Base 4-Methoxy-3-benzyloxybenzaldehyde Thiosemicarbazide Complexes

Table 5

DPPH radical scavenging activity of complexes 1, 2, and 3 and standards.
CompoundsConc. (µM) aEC50 bARP cAE
4m3BTSC—NININI
1400.1106.23.47 × 10−3
2500.1105.02.7 × 10−3
3500.1055.22.9 × 10−3
Vit-C420.1688.34.6 × 10−3
BHT200.0812.56.9 × 10−3
NI: no inhibition, aEC50: effective concentration = μM conc. of antioxidant/μM conc. of DPPH.
bARP: antioxidant radical power = 1/EC50.
cAE: antioxidant efficiency = 1/EC50  .
Vit-C: vitamin C.
BHT: butylated hydroxy anisole.