Table 1.
DPPH radical scavenging activity of the 70% ethanolic extract of Ainsliaea acerifolia and its n-hexane, EtOAc-, n-BuOH-, and H2O-soluble portions

Conc. (mg/mL) Inhibition (%)
IC50 (µg/mL)
1000 500 250 125 62.5 31.3
70% EtOH ext. 90.2 89.0 87.6 66.3 40.8 19.8 81.4±7.4
n-Hexane layer 49.9 34.0 16.8 7.3 0.7 0.0 >1000
EtOAc layer 94.0 93.2 89.4 77.6 55.6 35.3 51.4±3.0
n-BuOH layer 93.9 91.8 85.1 68.4 46.0 27.4 70.1±2.7
H2O layer 84.1 74.9 61.2 43.7 24.3 7.3 180.3±13.7
(+)-Catechin1) 92.2 88.1 87.8 87.6 83.8 75.0 13.0±1.0
Used as a positive control.