Research Article

Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Potential of Bioactive Molecules Ursolic Acid and Thujone Isolated from Memecylon edule and Elaeagnus indica and Their Inhibitory Effect on Topoisomerase II by Molecular Docking Approach

Table 1

DPPH radical scavenging activity of ursolic acid and thujone.

Concentration (µg/mL)DPPH radical scavenging activity (% of inhibition)
Ursolic acidThujoneAscorbic acidBHA

2011.92 ± 0.53a19.00 ± 0.33a53.22 ± 0.27a65.42 ± 0.44a
4037.33 ± 0.57b31.51 ± 0.64b61.12 ± 0.66b69.77 ± 0.58b
6041.36 ± 0.31c49.05 ± 0.62c73.68 ± 0.38c74.08 ± 0.38c
8055.96 ± 0.54d63.25 ± 0.82d79.80 ± 0.27d79.94 ± 0.17d
10076.92 ± 0.53e72.79 ± 0.82e83.53 ± 0.41e84.73 ± 0.38e

The values are mean of triplicates with (±) standard deviation (mean ± S.D; n = 3). Different superscript letters (a–e) in column within treatments indicates significant differences (at ) when subject to Tukey’s multiple comparison test.