Research Article

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

Table 5

Pearson correlation coefficient among antioxidant activity assays for the HOP extract.

Pearson’s (CL; 2)
DPPH scavenger activityABTS scavenger activityCrocin bleaching inhibitionLipoperoxidation inhibitionFe3+ reducing activity

DPPH scavenger activity1
ABTS scavenger activity0.97 (0.83–0.99; 0.95)1
Crocin bleaching inhibition0.96 (0.53–0.99; 0.93)0.99 (0.86–0.99; 0.98)1
Lipoperoxidation inhibition0.96 (0.23–0.99; 0.92)0.99 (0.81–0.99; 0.99)0.99 (0.3–0.99; 0.99)1
Fe3+ reducing activitynscnscnsc0.88 (0.3–0.92; 0.78)1

or , statistically significant correlation (two-tailed -test). nsc: not significantly correlated; CL: confidential limits.