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.