Table 2. Antioxidant properties of Allium hookeri root extracts evaluated using different models IC50 values, mg/mL
| DPPH radical scavenging | Hydroxyl radical scavenging | Superoxide radical scavenging | Nitrite scavenging | Reducing power |
EtOH1) | 0.95±0.04c2) | 821.80±8.81a | 3.19±0.73b | 4.27±0.05b | 3.22±0.01c |
MeOH | 6.57±0.01a | 7.23±0.06b | 286.30±3.82a | 26.48±0.07a | 35.24±0.19b |
Water | 3.43±0.04b | 2.99±0.38b | 9.26±0.98b | 32.14±1.75a | 50.46±0.19a |
EtOH, ethanol extract; MeOH, methanol extract; Water, water extract.
Values represent the mean±SD of triplicate determinations, different superscript letters in the same column express significant difference at p<0.05.