Table 4 FRAP activity of plant parts of M. pruriens and F. praecox.

From: Antioxidant activity of Flemingia praecox and Mucuna pruriens and their implications for male fertility improvement

Concentration (µg)

Abs700 ± SD

Standard

M. pruriens

F. praecox

Ascorbic acid

BHA

BHT

M. seed

M. leaf

M. stem

M. root

F. root

F. leaf

F. stem

5

0.104 ± 0.011

0.045 ± 0.005

0.037 ± 0.003

0.018 ± 0.003

0.001 ± 0.001

0.011 ± 0.001

0.009 ± 0.002

0.012 ± 0.002

0.015 ± 0.001

0.002 ± 0.000

10

0.201 ± 0.004

0.088 ± 0.005

0.080 ± 0.001

0.029 ± 0.006

0.007 ± 0.001

0.016 ± 0.001

0.013 ± 0.002

0.024 ± 0.002

0.023 ± 0.001

0.007 ± 0.001

20

0.400 ± 0.005

0.155 ± 0.019

0.156 ± 0.001

0.058 ± 0.005

0.016 ± 0.001

0.024 ± 0.001

0.024 ± 0.002

0.042 ± 0.003

0.027 ± 0.002

0.015 ± 0.002

40

0.807 ± 0.013

0.333 ± 0.003

0.315 ± 0.008

0.133 ± 0.010

0.042 ± 0.002

0.049 ± 0.000

0.054 ± 0.002

0.095 ± 0.002

0.054 ± 0.004

0.035 ± 0.001

60

1.148 ± 0.025

0.487 ± 0.004

0.450 ± 0.006

0.194 ± 0.006

0.084 ± 0.003

0.074 ± 0.002

0.082 ± 0.002

0.143 ± 0.003

0.070 ± 0.002

0.057 ± 0.003

Significance

a

b

c

d

f

fg

f

e

fg

g

  1. Values in bold represent the highest values. Significantly different values are represented with different letters (n = 3; p < 0.05).
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