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Applied Biological Chemistry

Table 1 The EC50 (mg/mL) values obtained from various antioxidant assays (DPPH· and ABTS· assay) for Melosira nummuloides extracts

From: Effects of the drying method and extraction solvent on antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of Melosira nummuloides bioproducts

Melosira nummuloides

DPPH∙

ABTS∙

HAD-HW

14.68 ± 1.89c

6.022 ± 0.28c

FD-HW

14.38 ± 0.87c

3.913 ± 0.12b

HAD-EtOH

5.599 ± 0.16b

4.221 ± 0.13b

FD-EtOH

5.633 ± 0.18b

3.662 ± 0.12b

HAD-MeOH

6.132 ± 1.20b

4.52 ± 0.19bc

FD-MeOH

5.97 ± 0.23b

3.807 ± 0.13b

HAD-CM

2.816 ± 0.05a

2.791 ± 0.07a

FD-CM

2.396 ± 0.03a

2.902 ± 0.05a

  1. Data (mean ± standard deviation) represent triplicate independent experiments
  2. HAD-HW hot-air drying hot water extract, FD-HW freeze-drying hot water extract, HAD-EtOH hot-air drying ethanol extract, FD-EtOH freeze-drying ethanol extract, HAD-MeOH hot-air drying methanol extract, FD-MeOH freeze-drying methanol extract, HAD-CM hot-air drying chloroform:methanol in the ratio of 2:1 v/v extract, FD-CM freeze-drying chloroform:methanol at a ratio of 2:1 v/v extract
  3. Letters a–c indicate significant differences (P < 0.05)
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