Research Article
Antioxidant Property of Aerial Parts and Root of Phyllanthus fraternus Webster, an Important Medicinal Plant
Table 1
DPPH free radical scavenging activity of P. fraternus aqueous and ethanolic extracts of aerial part and root.
| Aerial part | Root | Concentration (µg/mL) | Aqueous extract | Ethanol extract | Ethanol extract |
Concentration (g/mL) | Aqueous extract | Percentage inhibition (mean ± SE) | Percentage inhibition (mean ± SE) | Percentage inhibition (mean ± SE) | Percentage inhibition (mean ± SE) |
| 50 | | | | | | 100 | | | | | | 200 | | | | | | 300 | | | | | | 400 | | | | | | 500 | | | | | | | | | | | | EC50 | 360 | 258 | 337 | EC50 | 3038 |
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EC50 of Ascorbic acid is 88.96. Significant at P < 0.001.
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