Research Article

Effect of Extraction Methods on Antioxidant Activity of Papery Skin Extracts and Fractions of Maja Cipanas Onion (Allium cepa L. var. ascalonicum)

Table 3

Antioxidant activity of sample to DPPH solution (n = 3).

Extraction methodSample (n = 3)Concentration (μg/mL)% ScavengingLinear equationIC50 value (μg/mL)AAI

NoneAscorbic acid245.51 ± 0.03y = 6.52x + 33.00 
R2 = 0.998
2.6010.38
459.12 ± 0.08
672.90 ± 0.04
885.74 ± 0.06
1097.45 ± 0.07

MacerationExtract2543.86 ± 0.04y = 0.083x + 42.86
R2 = 0.9966
86.280.31
5047.86 ± 0.05
10051.17 ± 0.03
20059.86 ± 0.08
40075.72 ± 0.06
Ethyl acetate fraction2548.28 ± 0.06y = 0.083x + 47.11 
R2 = 0.9975
34.920.77
5052.00 ± 0.03
10055.31 ± 0.04
20064.00 ± 0.05
40079.87 ± 0.07
Water fraction2537.10 ± 0.08y = 0.106x + 36.04  R2 = 0.9919131.690.21
5040.97 ± 0.04
10047.86 ± 0.06
20059.03 ± 0.03
40077.38 ± 0.05

PercolationExtract2547.12 ± 0.05y = 0.067x + 46.12 
R2 = 0.9907
55.620.49
5050.85 ± 0.03
10053.05 ± 0.06
20058.47 ± 0.04
40077.73 ± 0.07
Ethyl acetate fraction2549.15 ± 0.04y = 0.069x + 47.08 
R2 = 0.992
41.910.64
5050.85 ± 0.05
10054.41 ± 0.08
20059.32 ± 0.03
40075.59 ± 0.06
Water fraction2534.07 ± 0.05y = 0.129x + 31.95 
R2 = 0.993
139.820.19
5037.46 ± 0.04
10045.76 ± 0.08
20060.17 ± 0.03
40082.37 ± 0.07

Reflux methodExtract2546.63 ± 0.03y = 0.064x + 45.02 R2 = 0.993478.070.35
5049.19 ± 0.05
10050.93 ± 0.04
20056.74 ± 0.07
40071.05 ± 0.08
Ethyl acetate fraction2573.84 ± 0.05y = 0.066x + 47.95 
R2 = 0.9923
31.310.86
5061.98 ± 0.03
10053.84 ± 0.04
20052.21 ± 0.08
40048.72 ± 0.06
Water fraction2538.84 ± 0.08y = 0.089x + 37.94 
R2 = 0.9919
134.880.20
5042.09 ± 0.07
10047.91 ± 0.04
20057.33 ± 0.05
40072.79 ± 0.03

Soxhlet methodExtract2538.62 ± 0.09y = 0.116x + 37.64 R2 = 0.9929107.080.25
5045.75 ± 0.06
10049.31 ± 0.03
20060.57 ± 0.04
40084.25 ± 0.05
Ethyl acetate fraction2545.50 ± 0.09y = 0.081x + 43.40  R2 = 0.995584.060.32
5048.51 ± 0.05
10051.26 ± 0.07
20058.51 ± 0.04
40076.44 ± 0.03
5048.51 ± 0.05
Water fraction2540.69 ± 0.07y = 0.086x + 39.13 
R2 = 0.9948
126.050.21
5042.76 ± 0.04
10048.51 ± 0.03
20057.82 ± 0.05
40073.10 ± 0.06