Table 2 Results of one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for the DPPH, hypoglycemic/antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory (HRBC membrane stabilization) activity.

From: Heteroatom-doped carbon dots from medicinal plants as novel biomaterials for as-use biomedical applications in comparison with synthetic drug, zaltoprofen

Assay

Standard /test

Regression equation

IC50 concentration (μg/ml)

Results of one way analysis of variance (ANOVA)

Parameter

Sum of squares (SS)

Degrees of freedom (df)

Mean square (MS)

F value

P value with inference

DPPH

Ascorbic acid

y = 2.9068x + 16.826 R2 = 0.9528

11.41

Between groups

1175.5

2

587.7

2.0

FN-CDs

y = 1.8644x + 20.898 R2 = 0.9795

15.6

Within group

3516.3

12

293.0

Z-FN-CDs

y = 1.2442x + 20.097 R2 = 0.9392

24.03

Total

4691.8

14

0.1 NS

Antidiabetic activity

Acarbose

y = 0.1719x + 41.459 R2 = 0.9834

49.73

Between groups

5870.2

2

2935.1

9.07

FN-CDs

y = 0.306x + 1.629 R2 = 0.9449

158.07

Within group

3882.5

12

323.5

Z-FN-CDs

y = 0.1551x + 4.454 R2 = 0.9198

293.65

Total

9752.8

14

0.0 S

HRBC membrane stabilization

Diclofenac

y = 2.8832x + 18.162 R2 = 0.9022

11.07

Between groups

1724.0

2

862.0

1.8

FN-CDs

y = 1.888x + 1.934 R2 = 0.9871

22.28

Within group

5606.0

12

467.1

 

Z-FN-CDs

y = 2.994x + 10.448 R2 = 0.9336

13.21

Total

7330.0

14

0.2 NS