Hexane extract 1 2 3  Trolox BHA Values standard
•OH scavenging (IC50) 175.17 ± 3.99a 165.05 ± 5.21a 179.76 ± 2.19a 186.54 ± 6.39a 36.21 ± 1.73b 28.26 ± 2.65 b  Mannitol
568.51 ± 7.24c
•O2scavenging (IC50) 1727 ± 49.77c 800.29 ± 44.75 a 1585.35 ± 38.61c 1905.21 ± 52.03c 2231 ± 58.87c 2276 ± 62.34b Quercetin
44.61 ± 8.42d
Fe2+-chelating (IC50) 903.30 ± 4.83d 572.26 ± 5.50d 749.12 ± 5.29d 844.61 ± 7.20d 28.63 ± 4.72b ND  
DPPH• scavenging (IC50) 22.51 ± 5.45c 19.81 ± 6.11c 26.36 ± 3.72c 28.59 ± 6.30e 4.65 ± 0.69b 12.49 ± 1.72a Ascorbic acid
5.34 ± 0.19b
ABTS•+ (IC50) µM 441.35 ± 4.56c 438.30 ± 6.37c 559.57 ± 8.26d 587.10 ± 5.39d 9.73 ± 2.19b 7.85 ± 1.29b  
TEAC µM 0.876 ± 0.006b 1.830 ± 0.023b 0.621 ± 0.003c 0.321 ± 0.006d ND ND  
ORAC (1 ORAC unit/1µmol trolox) 37.65 ± 10.23c 24.55 ± 9.52a 33.32 ± 7.67c 36.75 ± 8.59c ND ND Quercetin
8.56 ± 2.43b
NO• (%) 57.36 ± 3.73c 60.59 ± 4.12c 58.38 ± 6.73c 50.48 ± 7.31c ND ND Curcumin
59.25 ± 2.90c
ONOO• (%) 65.94 ± 6.29a 67.37 ± 2.10a 58.31 ± 4.41a 52.47 ± 4.28a ND ND Quercetin
72.46 ± 5.19a
H2O2 (%) 150.42 ± 5.80a 128.13 ± 3.54c 149.13 ± 5.32a 167.21 ± 6.58a 74.41 ± 4.72b 77.69 ± 8.41b α-Tocopherol
67.82 ± 5.34b
SOD scavenging (%) 79.52 ± 5.45b 73.52 ± 5.45b 76.28 ± 3.63b 79.87 ± 4.38b 44.73 ± 4. 65a 49.43 ± 3. 18a α-Tocopherol
44.63 ± 4.60a
Lipid Peroxidation (%)  52.75 ± 12.32d 50.13 ± 14.21d 46.39 ± 9.48d 37.15 ± 4.88a 86.50 ± 9.78b  80.74 ± 6.52b α-Tocopherol
69.36 ± 5.14c
HOCl (%) 30.77 ± 3.61a 33.86 ± 6.04a 37.25 ± 4.82b 45.54 ± 5.49b ND ND Quercetin
27.63 ± 2.57a
Ascorbic acid
(4.17 ± 0.87c)
FRAP mg/eq Vit C/g DE 9.32 ± 1.03 c 11.56 ± 2.25 c 8.75 ± 2.53 c 7.21 ± 1.53 c ND ND Butylated hydroxyl toluene (BHT) 35.17 ± 5.12 a
IC50 value (μg/ml) is defined as the concentration of 50% effect percentage and expressed as Mean ±SD (n = 4). Means values with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different (p<0.05), while with same superscripts are not significantly different (p<0.05). ND, cannot detected.
Table 2: Antioxidant activities of diterpenes 1-3.