Research Article

In Vitro Antioxidant, Cytotoxic Activities, and Phenolic Profile of Senecio glaucus from Saudi Arabia

Table 1

DPPH and ABTS scavenging activity of S. glaucus extract and fractions.

Sample(DPPH radical scavenging activity in %)
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SG-crude2.4 ± 3.410.4 ± 4.321.6 ± 3.635.9 ± 3.554.4 ± 2.7
SG-hex2.3 ± 0.310.2 ± 3.119.7 ± 0.731.7 ± 2.144.7 ± 1.3
SG-CHCl312.7 ± 4.120.3 ± 4.343.3 ± 3.961.3 ± 4.176.7 ± 3.2
SG-ButOH11.2 ± 3.619.1 ± 4.431.5 ± 3.447.5 ± 263. 6 ± 2.3
Ascorbic acid80.7 ± 2.585.1 ± 1.385 ± 3.288.7 ± 2.490.7 ± 4.4

(ABTS radical cation scavenging activity in %)
SG-crude6.21 ± 4.212.2 ± 3.122.3 ± 2.438.3 ± 4.651.6 ± 3.7
SG-hex2.3 ± 3.15.4 ± 3.112.6 ± 2.720.6 ± 3.141.7 ± 3.1
SG-CHCl313.2 ± 3.319.3 ± 2.734.3 ± 3.256.3 ± 3.574.1 ± 2.3
SG-ButOH6.21 ± 4.219.2 ± 3.132.3 ± 2.448.3 ± 4.661.6 ± 3.7
Ascorbic acid80.7 ± 2.481.2 ± 2.184.2 ± 3.287.2 ± 2.488.7 ± 2.6