Research Article

Crude Ethanol Extract of Pithecellobium ellipticum as a Potential Lipid-Lowering Treatment for Hypercholesterolaemia

Table 4

Different types of antioxidant analyses.

Crude samplesType of analysis
FRAP -CaroteneDPPH
mmol FeSO4 equivalent/LR 2EC50 ( g/mL)IC50 ( g/mL)

Hexane14.301 ± 0.0ad1.0000 460.930 ± 0.2a
Ethyl acetate1.093 ± 0.7ab0.9812 12.738 ± 0.4ab
Ethanol0.843 ± 0.1ac0.9453 13.830 ± 0.0ac
Water1.240 + 0.3ad0.9964 145.403 ± 0.1ad
Quercetin0.003 ± 0.1ade0.9992 0.110 ± 0.0ae
Trolox0.010 ± 0.0adf0.9906 1.090 ± 0.0af

Values in the same column that are followed by the same letter are significantly different P < 0.05 by Tukey’s multiple comparison tests.
Results are expressed as means ± S.D (n = 2 : 3 different experiments).