Research Article

Flavonoid Fraction of Orange and Bergamot Juices Protect Human Lung Epithelial Cells from Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Oxidative Stress

Table 2

Antioxidant activity of FFBJ and FFOJ evaluated by chemical tests. Results are reported as mean ± SEM of three experiments performed in triplicate and expressed in standard equivalent/g of dried extract. Data were analyzed by Student’s -test for unpaired data. , , and .

FFBJFFOJ

ORAC 
μmol TE/g
8054.17 ± 606.115166.05 ± 205.68
DPPH 
mg TE/g
74.5 ± 10.868.3 ± 4.05
Folin-Ciocalteu 
mg GAE/g
129.17 ± 2122.8 ± 3.3
Reducing power 
mg AAE/g
99.05 ± 262.6 ± 3.1