Table 3. SOD like activity in the extracts of Metaplexis japonica Makino from leaf and stem

Samples1) SOD like activity (%)
62.5 μg/mL 125 μg/mL 250 μg/mL 500 μg/mL 1,000 μg/mL
ALWE 8.60±1.91ab3) 12.60±2.85abc 17.20±1.11b 25.44±3.33b 28.39±1.62b
ASWE 4.71±2.37ab 5.89±1.49c 7.89±4.08c 11.07±3.48c 17.31±1.38d
ALEE 11.07±2.69a 14.96±1.62ab 17.79±1.46b 22.97±2.19b 25.21±1.43c
ASEE 1.30±0.97b 7.77±6.02bc 5.54±2.22c 12.96±1.85c 13.31±1.49e
AsA2) 10.48±6.96a 16.25±3.11a 29.92±0.91a 56.65±1.02a 77.15±1.43a
ALWE, Aneilema japonica leaf water extract; ASWE, Aneilema japonica stem water extract; ALEE, Aneilema japonica leaf ethanol extract; ASEE, Aneilema japonica stem ethanol extract.
AsA, ascorbic acid.
All value are expressed as mean±SD of triplicate Determinations. Different superscripts within the column are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan‘s multiple range test.