Research Article

Enzyme Inhibitory Properties, Antioxidant Activities, and Phytochemical Profile of Three Medicinal Plants from Turkey

Table 2

Reducing power, metal chelation activity, and radical scavenging potential of the plant extracts.

Plant extracts/positive controlsIC50 (mg/mL)EC50 (mg/mL)
DPPH ABTS•+Metal chelating-Carotene/linoleic acid bleaching activityTACCUPRACFRAP

HvEA6.27 ± 1.52311.81 ± 0.682NA1.07 ± 0.0061.18 ± 0.0133.01 ± 0.2791.98 ± 0.107
HvMeOH0.30 ± 0.0052.75 ± 0.00451.54 ± 4.7951.10 ± 0.0091.54 ± 0.0450.69 ± 0.0310.44 ± 0.007
HvAq0.35 ± 0.0141.50 ± 0.0391.40 ± 0.0101.10 ± 0.0062.85 ± 0.0010.80 ± 0.0080.43 ± 0.007

OhEA0.31 ± 0.0031.20 ± 0.007NA1.14 ± 0.0080.90 ± 0.0140.81 ± 0.0210.34 ± 0.005
OhMeOH0.29 ± 0.0021.27 ± 0.00747.27 ± 1.2551.12 ± 0.0701.09 ± 0.0210.89 ± 0.0560.39 ± 0.003
OhAq0.27 ± 0.0011.22 ± 0.01416.79 ± 0.4561.06 ± 0.0071.44 ± 0.1010.80 ± 0.0110.37 ± 0.004

VtEA1.15 ± 0.0025.91 ± 0.08310.80 ± 1.4531.05 ± 0.0011.13 ± 0.0041.58 ± 0.2761.33 ± 0.061
VtMeOH0.84 ± 0.0606.23 ± 0.03532.35 ± 2.4931.12 ± 0.0082.48 ± 0.0351.44 ± 0.0981.16 ± 0.026
VtAq0.47 ± 0.0045.50 ± 0.25220.62 ± 0.0601.12 ± 0.0033.35 ± 0.0081.13 ± 0.0150.65 ± 0.009

Trolox0.31 ± 0.0030.18 ± 0.004ND1.10 ± 0.0040.59 ± 0.0060.11 ± 0.0080.05 ± 0.003
EDTANDND0.04 ± 0.001NDNDNDND

Hv: Hedysarum varium; Oh: Onobrychis hypargyrea; Vt: Vicia truncatula; EA: ethyl acetate extract; MeOH: methanolic extract; Aq: aqueous extract. Values significantly () lower than the positive control. Values significantly () higher than the positive control. NA: not active; ND: not determined.