Table 3 Antioxidant activity (% DPPH radical scavenging) of the crude ethanolic extract of C. myrrha resin and its fractions (ethyl acetate (EtOAc), dichloromethane (DCM), hexane, and aqueous layer).

From: Elucidation and valorization of the potent activity of Commiphora myrrha gum resin extract: antimicrobial and fibroblast wound healing activities

C. myrrha fraction

DPPH-Scavenging %

Crude ethanolic extract

81.23 ± 0.72b

EtOAc fraction

90.75 ± 0.76a

Hexane fraction

89.40 ± 0.75a

Aqueous layer fraction

42.48 ± 0.59c

DCM fraction

22.36 ± 0.49d

  1. Values are presented as mean ± sd (n = 3). One way ANOVA followed by tukey’s. HSD post hoc test was used to compare antioxidant activity among the different extracts. Different letters within each parameter indicate statistically difference between treatments (p < 0.05).
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