Table 5 IC50 of DPPH radical-scavenging activity and ABTS radical- scavenging activity of ethanol extract of Solanum nigrum fruits depending on harvest time
Samples | IC50 of DPPH radical IC50 of ABTS radical |
scavenging activity (μg/mL) |
Ascorbic acid | 6.15±0.342) | 2.84±0.17 |
BHT1) | 12.78±1.26 | 3.56±0.10 |
Sep. 27th | 134.89±2.49c3) | 105.48±2.16ab |
Oct. 4th | 137.10±4.12c | 101.67±3.43ab |
Oct. 11th | 113.62±3.14ab | 93.62±4.50a |
Oct. 18th | 106.43±4.57a | 97.48±3.07a |
Oct. 25th | 129.87±5.82c | 112.14±2.57c |
Nov. 1th | 154.68±4.33d | 124.86±2.33d |
BHT, dibutyl hydroxy toluene.
Each value represents the mean±SD of three determinations.
Mean with different superscripts (a-c) are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.