Irradiation
dose (kGy)
DPPH(%) BCBA
(EC50, µg/ml)
  20 µg/ml 40 µg/ml 80 µg/ml 100 µg/ml  
Control 5.3 ± 0.9 10 ± 1.02 19.4 ± 2.6 34.4 ± 3.4 164.36 ± 2.8
1KGY 7.2 ± 1.35 12.9 ± 2.35 24.1 ± 2.8 31.4 ± 3.1 158.88 ± 2.95
3 KGY 12.6 ± 2.98 17.5 ± 2.9 28.3 ± 3.9 40.2 ± 3.8 150.86 ± 3.2
5 KGY 14.8 ± 2.87 25.6 ± 3.21 32.1 ± 3.5 42.7 ± 2.9 140.2 ± 3.24
Table 5: effect of γ-irradiation on antioxidant activity of WMJ using DPPH and β-carotene assays