Table 7
DPPH radical-scavenging activity and ABTS radicalscavenging activity of ethanol extract of Solanum nigrum depending on harvest time
| Samples | DPPH radical | ABTS radical |
| scavenging activity (IC50, μg/mL) |
| Ascorbic acid | 5.27±0.471) | 1.21±0.12 |
| BHT | 14.82±1.03 | 1.08±0.09 |
| A | 184.89±2.49c2) | 76.48±2.16c |
| B | 167.10±4.12b | 97.67±3.43d |
| C | 159.62±3.14b | 106.62±4.50e |
| D | 164.90±4.57b | 67.48±3.07b |
| E | 179.87±5.82c | 81.14±2.57c |
| F | 164.68±4.33b | 92.86±2.33d |
| G | 137.90±3.17a | 48.10±1.19a |
| H | 145.84±3.43ab | 84.14±3.82c |
Each value represents the mean±SD of three determinations.
Mean with different superscripts (a,b) are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test.