The Scientific World Journal

Research Article

A Modified Method for Studying Behavioral Paradox of Antioxidants and Their Disproportionate Competitive Kinetic Effect to Scavenge the Peroxyl Radical Formation

Table 3

IC50 values and lag time of the compounds in peroxyl radical averting assay.
NameIC50 (µM)Lag time (min) Concentration
Trolox0.1193010  M
α-Tocopherol0.289351  M
Nicotinic acidNDNDND
β-Carotene91.951510  M
Ascorbic acid1.38151  M
Quercetin0.239200.1  M
n-Propyl gallate5.84510  M
BHA0.21350.1  M
BHT0.885401  M
TBHQ8.931510  M
tBHPNDNDND
Hydrogen peroxideNDNDND
ND: not detected. Each data is mean average values of three independent experiments.