Anti-inflammatory and Antioxidant Properties of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) Varieties Cultivated in Sri Lanka

Table 2

DPPH and ABTS cation radical scavenging activities of ethanolic and methanolic extracts of Sri Lankan finger millet varieties.

Extract/standard	DPPH radical scavenging activity	ABTS cation radical scavenging activity
Ravi E	^c	^b
Rawana E	^a	^a
Oshadha E	^b	^c
Ravi M	^e	^d
Rawana M	^d	^b
Oshadha M	^e	^c
Trolox	^f	^e

Results are presented as (). All scavenging activities are given as IC₅₀ values (μg/ml). Within a column, mean values superscripted with different letters are significantly different at while mean values superscripted with the same letter are not significantly different at . E: ethanolic extract; M: methanolic extract.