Research Article

ZnO Nanoparticles Synthesized using Aerial Extract of Ranunculus multifidus Plant: Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activity

Table 4

% radical scavenging activity of the ZnO NPs.

Conc. (µg/mL)Absorbance of sampleDPPH (%) inhibition
P1M1P2M3P3M2AAP1M1P2M3P3M2AA

12.50.470.360.250.0248.8560.8272.8098.44
250.420.310.210.0154.2366.2677.1498.5
500.380.280.180.01358.6469.5380.4198.54
1000.320.250.150.01265.1872.7983.6798.59
Control 0.9188

P, plants extracts, M, metal ions; AA, ascorbic acid; the number stands for volume of ratios.