Research Article

In Vitro Ion Chelating, Antioxidative Mechanism of Extracts from Fruits and Barks of Tetrapleura tetraptera and Their Protective Effects against Fenton Mediated Toxicity of Metal Ions on Liver Homogenates

Table 3

Different values of IC50 of the plant extracts on the different radicals tested.

Samples testsIC50 (g/mL)
DPPHOHNOABTS

CEH84.60 ± 0.07a96.07 ± 2.01a195.18 ± 3.01a132.34 ± 2.36a
CFH31.06 ± 1.57b69.11 ± 1.33b80.15 ± 2.22b102.15 ± 4.01b
CEE99.37 ± 2.66c102.72 ± 3.02c131.88 ± 2.99c178.54 ± 2.99c
CFE153.12 ± 2.22d108.69 ± 2.00d137.26 ± 2.11d168.34 ± 2.43d
VIT C2.55 ± 1.31e27.76 ± 1.66e55.84 ± 2.96e 68.17 ± 2.12e

Values are expressed as mean ± SD of three replicates. In the same concentration the values affected with different letter are significantly different at ; CEH: T. tetraptera hydroethanolic extract (bark); CFH: T. tetraptera hydroethanolic extract (fruit); CEE: T. tetraptera ethanolic extract (bark); CFE: T. tetraptera ethanolic extract (fruit); VIT C = vitamin C.