Table 2. Contents of SOD-like activity and elastase inhibition activity of marigold ethanol extract and fermented marigold ethanol extract

Concentration (μg/mL)	SOD-like activity (%)			Elastase inhibition activity (%)
Concentration (μg/mL)	MEE	FMEE	AA	MEE	FMEE
50	34.02±0.36^2)cC3)	41.64±2.40^bC	94.02±0.69^aA	12.85±0.75	11.08±0.76
100	39.78±1.87^cB	68.16±0.56^bB	94.99±0.40^aA	14.02±0.68	13.36±0.45
300	57.57±1.11^cA	72.97±2.22^bA	95.06±0.05^aA	25.14±0.99	31.03±1.79^**4)

MEE, marigold ethanol extract; FMEE, fermented marigold ethanol extract; AA, ascorbic acid.
Values are mean±SD (n=3).
Different lowercase letters (^a-c) within a row indicate significant differences among samples (p<0.05). Different uppercase letters (^A-C) within a column indicate significant differences across concentrations within the same sample (p<0.05), based on Duncan’s multiple range test.
Significant differences between FMEE and MEE are marked (^**p<0.01).