Plant extracts/control

EC50 value

ABTS

DPPH

PM Assay‡

Metal chelating*

Petroleum benzene

94.86

26.37

112.73

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Chloroform

37.60

2.36

403.01

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Ethyl Acetate

8.67

29.83

610.72

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Methanol

2.57

2.63

149.16

4.17

Aqueous

65.66

29.56

430.36

25.52

Ascorbic acid

23.14

1.66

51.79

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BHT

13.12

3.02

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Gallic acid

4.40

1.96

1026.24

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Quercetin

5.67

0.073

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EDTA

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0.16

Tannic acid

5.15

3.74

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