Research Article

Antiviral and Antioxidant Activity of a Hydroalcoholic Extract from Humulus lupulus L.

Table 4

IC50 values of the HOP extract and the standard antioxidant agent Trolox in the antioxidant assays.

HOP extractTrolox
IC50 (CL) μg/ml

DPPH scavenging activity574.1 (392.1–840.3)5.0 (4.4–5.8)
ABTS scavenging activity311.1 (724.5–1146.2)2.1 (1.6–2.4)
Inhibition of crocin bleaching288.6 (270.8–320.4)6.6 (3.7–11.5)
Lipoperoxidation inhibition124.1 (91.2–168.7)3.0 (1.1–7.6)
Fe3+ reducing activity210.9 (110.5–329.3)1.5 (1.1–2.0)