| DPPH assay IC50 (µg/mL) | β-carotene method %AA | ABTS assay IC50 (µg/mL) |
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EE_Tamb | 14.3 ± 0.4 d | 49.3 ± 1.0 d | 10.1 ± 0.6 d |
EE_70 | 7.6 ± 0.2 e | 60.7 ± 2.0 b | 5.2 ± 0.2 e |
EE_100 | 27.5 ± 0.7 b | 42.4 ± 0.7 e | 12.4 ± 0.9 b |
EE_120 | 48.5 ± 0.8 a | 34.7 ± 0.5 f | 41.0 ± 1.2 a |
EE_MW | 2.4 ± 0.2 f | 68.1 ± 2.4 a | 2.7 ± 0.3 f |
BHT | 20.0 ± 0.1 c | 58.2 ± 1.0 c | 10.7 ± 0.2 c |
- (EE_Tamb): leaves were dried at room temperature (16 °C); (EE_70, EE_100, and EE_120): leaves were oven dried at 70, 100, and 120 °C, respectively; (EE_MW): leaves were dried in microwave as reported in Materials and Method. Each value is the mean of 3 independent trials ± S.D. Data sharing different letter are significantly different at p < 0.05 (one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey Post hoc test)