Table 1.
Antioxidant activity of DPPH, ABTS, Antioxidant protection factor and TBARs on water and 70% ethanol extract from Trachelospermum asiaticum.

Antioxidant assay Extracts Antioxidant activity
Phenolic compounds concentration (µg/mL)
50 100 150 200
a DPPH (%) Water 76.40±0.91a1) 80.88±0.72b 83.87±0.59c 85.36±0.34d
Ethanol 80.66±0.34a 83.05±0.34b 85.29±0.47c 87.08±0.34d
BHT2) 56.31±0.78a 70.80±0.68b 73.94±0.13c 74.01±0.22c
b ABTS (%) Water 36.28±0.62a 63.01±0.26b 81.94±0.63c 94.98±0.40d
Ethanol 37.54±0.44a 63.77±1.00b 83.51±0.32c 95.84±2.33d
BHT 22.88±2.07a 46.68±2.17b 56.72±2.87c 70.27±3.05d
c Antioxidant protection factor (PF) Water 2.29±0.04a 2.43±0.11b 2.49±0.03b 2.51±0.07b
Ethanol 2.15±0.05 2.45±0.05b 2.55±0.02c 2.63±0.02d
BHT 2.86±0.02a 3.04±0.02b 3.10±0.01c 3.14±0.02d
d TBARs (%) Water 43.88±4.88a 70.44±0.35b 83.41±0.77c 89.94±1.43d
Ethanol 50.14±1.90a 79.98±0.87b 87.91±1.05c 89.34±1.63c
BHT 94.07±0.08a 93.88±0.61a 93.42±1.17a 93.74±0.97a
Values with different alphabet in the column were significantly different among group at p<0.05 level by a Duncan’s multiple range test.
BHT, positive control