Table 3. Antioxidant activities of the perilla leaves ethanol extract measured by various antioxidant assays
Ethanol concentration (%) | DPPH (μmol TE/g DM) | SEM | FRAP (mmol TE/g DM) | SEM | ORAC (mmol TE/g DM) | SEM | TPC (mg GAE/g DM) | SEM |
Day 3 | Day 6 | Day 3 | Day 6 | Day 3 | Day 6 | Day 3 | Day 6 |
50 | 454.80Cb | 509.12Aa | 1.26 | 0.65Ba | 0.63Ba | 0.02 | 2.41Bb | 2.68Ba | 0.04 | 79.15Ca | 81.91Ca | 1.08 |
70 | 502.68Ba | 451.74Bb | 11.96 | 0.71Ba | 0.71Ba | 0.02 | 2.82Aa | 2.90Aa | 0.04 | 81.97Bb | 91.48Ba | 0.35 |
90 | 593.27Aa | 521.92Ab | 11.34 | 0.91Ab | 0.97Aa | 0.01 | 2.91Aa | 2.95Aa | 0.03 | 102.39Ab | 114.93Aa | 1.45 |
SEM | 10.95 | 7.88 | | 0.02 | 0.02 | | 0.05 | 0.02 | | 0.44 | 1.44 | |
Means within a column with different superscript differ significantly at p<0.05 (n=3).
Means within a row with different superscript differ significantly at p<0.05 (n=3).
DPPH, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity; TE, trolox equivalent; DM, dry matter; FRAP, ferric reducing antioxidant power activity; ORAC, oxygen radical absorbance capacity; TPC, total phenolic content; GAE, gallic acid equivalent.