Table 2.
DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging ability of Moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) leaves extracted with different solvents

Measurement1) Water Ethanol Methanol Positive control, BHT
DPPH radical scavenging ability (500 mg%, %) 79.18±0.462)a3) 72.88±0.92b 68.41±0.53c 77.18±1.15
ABTS radical scavenging ability (50 mg%, %) 92.11±1.46a 72.86±1.40c 78.64±0.64b 98.65±0.12
The concentration of positive control (BHT : butylated hydroxytoluene) solutions were measured at 50 mg%, 500 mg%
Values are means±standard deviation of triplicate determinations.
Different superscripts within a row (a-c) indicate significant differences (p<0.05).