Research Article

Antioxidant, Larvicidal, and Cytotoxic Studies on Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm. f.) Becherer

Table 3

DPPH radical scavenging activity, phosphomolybdenum assay, and hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity of various extracts of A. aethiopicum.

ExtractsDPPH IC50 ( g/mL)Phosphomolybdenum assay (g AA/100 g extract)Hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity

Methanol91.4188.9 4.893.8 0.5
Chloroform171.120.2 1.273.9 1.9
Pet. ether514.422.9 0.267.4 0.7
Acetone99.826.2 0.483.5 2.8