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Table 2 Total antioxidant capacity and free radical scavenging activity in M. oleifera leaves extracts before and after incorporating of Ag-NPs

From: Evaluation of the biological activity of Moringa oleifera leaves extract after incorporating silver nanoparticles, in vitro study

M. oleifera leaves extract

Total antioxidant capacity

(mg gallic acid/gm)

Total polyphenols

(mg gallic acid/100 g)

Reducing power

(μg/mL)

ABTS (mg/gm)

Antioxidant activity (%)

IC50 (μg/mL)

Before

0.13 ± 0.003

0.72 ± 0.056

0.34 ± 0.03

55.25

57.8

50.58

After

0.60 ± 0.04*

0.92 ± 0.038*

5.06 ± 0.82*

82.27*

79*

18.15*

  1. *The most effective extract, values expressed as mean ± SE of four replicates
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