Ferro-reducing activity of the extracts of Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz & Pav. Kuntze

Conc. μg/mL

Ferro-reducing activity ± SD

μM equivalents of ascorbic acid

μM equivalents of FeSO4

Pink mashua

Yellow mashua

Black mashua

Pink mashua

Yellow mashua

Black mashua

40

66.38 ± 3.85a

74.16 ± 6.66a

74.72 ± 9.18a

58.90 ± 3.29b

65.57 ± 5.71b

66.04 ± 7.86b

50

69.72 ± 3.47c

88.61 ± 6.73cd

99.72 ± 17.02d

62.71 ± 4.29e

77.95 ± 5.77ef

87.47 ± 14.59f

80

81.94 ± 12.94g

140.28 ± 66.77g

263.61 ± 34.21h

72.23 ± 11.09i

92.23 ± 12.14i

227.95 ± 29.32j

100

91.94 ± 12.72k

190.83 ± 29.05l

374.16 ± 16.91m

80.80 ± 10.91n

165.57 ± 24.90o

326.04 ± 16.49p

150

115.27 ± 15.12q

270.83 ± 12.58r

474.71 ± 15.03s

100.80 ± 12.96t

220.80 ± 15.80u

408.90 ± 12.88v

Conc. μg/mL

Radical Kidnapping Percentage DPPH (%) ± SD

Pink mashua

Yellow mashua

Black mashua

Vitamin C

Trolox

50

19.82 ± 2.01a

31.99 ± 3.48b

47.37 ± 3.96c

85.31 ± 0.76d

83.75 ± 0.86e

100

30.74 ± 0.79f

48.80 ± 2.63g

53.12 ± 1.04h

87.76 ± 1.09i

86.42 ± 0.88i

150

38.64 ± 5.54j

55.31 ± 5.50k

75.22 ± 2.18l

88.62 ± 1.07m

87.65 ± 0.78m

200

60.04 ± 2.71n

66.03 ± 6.00o

77.58 ± 1.41p

89.38 ± 0.61q

88.70 ± 0.94q

250

63.10 ± 2.48r

75.45 ± 1.54s

83.81 ± 0.86t

90.40 ± 0.93u

90.01 ± 0.54u

Conc. μg/mL

Radical Kidnapping Percentage ABTS●+ (%) ± SD

Pink mashua

Yellow mashua

Black mashua

Vitamin C

Trolox

500

21.10 ± 1.54a

33.89 ± 1.76b

41.87 ± 1.79c

86.38 ± 1.42d

84.49 ± 0.65d

600

23.92 ± 1.63e

40.20 ± 2.40f

56.15 ± 1.80g

89.75 ± 1.24h

89.10 ± 0.78h

700

57.82 ± 1.45i

63.94 ± 2.87j

70.32 ± 2.20k

91.42 ± 1.23l

90.87 ± 1.20l

800

62.64 ± 1.53m

70.92 ± 1.81n

84.60 ± 1.67o

93.43 ± 1.11p

91.79 ± 1.41p

900

70.17 ± 1.40q

76.48 ± 1.35r

87.86 ± 1.76s

94.47 ± 1.06t

94.54 ± 1.02t

Inhibitory concentration media (IC50)

669.40 ± 0.85

667.05 ± 0.78 a

657.55 ± 2.33 ab

645.20 ± 11.03b

652.25 ± 13.79ab