Research Article

Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Effects of Crude Extract, Fractions and 4-Nerolidylcathecol from Aerial Parts of Pothomorphe umbellata L. (Piperaceae)

Table 1

Antioxidant effect evaluation of Pothomorphe umbellata L.

Experimental samplesAntioxidant effect
IC50 (μg/mL)

P. umbellata L. crude extract1.2 ± 0.2
P. umbellata L. CH2Cl2 fraction5.9 ± 0.4
P. umbellata L. EtOAc fraction8.0 ± 0.6
P. umbellata L. MeOH fraction4.5 ± 0.3
P. umbellata L. sterol fraction>12.5
4-Nerolidylcatechol8.6 ± 0.3
Vitamin C1.7 ± 0.1
Trolox0.9 ± 0.2