Research Article

Comparative Analysis of the Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Potential of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. and Nymphaea lotus L. var. pubescens (Willd.)

Table 2

IC50 values of antioxidant activity of Nelumbo nucifera and Nymphaea pubescens.

Nelumbo nucifera (μg/mL)Nymphaea pubescens (μg/mL)

Crude extract30.93 ± 2.3710.00 ± 0.34
DCM fraction8.88 ± 0.268.26 ± 0.16
Ethyl acetate fraction3.52 ± 0.091.43 ± 0.08
Water fraction33.46 ± 0.614.30 ± 0.43

Data are expressed as the mean of three different assays ± standard error mean.