Research Article

Essential Oils from the Fruits and Leaves of Spondias mombin Linn.: Chemical Composition, Biological Activity, and Molecular Docking Study

Table 4

Antioxidant activities of leaf and fruit essential oils of S. mombin.

SampleTAC (μg/g AAE)H2O2 scavenging activity IC50 (μg/mL)DPPH radical scavenging activity IC50 (μg/mL)TBARS assay IC50 (μg/mL)

S. mombin fruit48.5 ± 0.7352.2 ± 0.52112 ± 0.81294 ± 1.0
S. mombin leaf83.5 ± 0.7947.2 ± 0.62063 ± 0.72288 ± 0.6
Ascorbic acidNdNd14.30 ± 4.3Nd
Gallic acidNd9.076 ± 1.3NdNd
BHTNdNdNd9.238 ± 1.7

Data represented as mean ± standard deviation, n = 3; TAC: total antioxidant capacity; TBARS: thiobarbituric acid reactive substance assay; nd: not determined (compound not used in that assay).