Table 3: Total phenolic content and DPPH radical scavenging potential of the methanol extracts from Sc nodosa.

Plant Extract IC50 DPPHa Total Phenol b
MeOH 216.47 ± 1.15c 16.94 ± 1.47
80% MeOH 195 ± 3.8 38.59 ± 0.66
Quercetin 1.79±0.046 -

a) DPPH IC50 (μg plant extracted or μg quercetin/ 1 ml 10-4 M DPPH), b) Total phenol (mg eq. gallic acid in 1g dried plant). The value results are expressed as the means of three different replicates ± SE