Table 3. ABTS radical scavenging activity of paper mulberry leaf extracts

Samples	RC50 (μg/mL)1)	TEAC (μg TE/mg)2)
PMEW	72.27±0.53a3)	74.37±0.50c
PME30	78.01±6.76a	64.97±1.09c
PME70	39.88±2.63b	109.18±1.30b
L-ascorbic acid	3.93±0.04c	1,484.36±30.46a

Concentration required for 50% reduction of ABTS⁺ at 1 min after starting there action.
Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity.
All values are mean±SD (n≥3), and different superscripts (^a-c) in the same column are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.
PMEW, the water extract; PME30, the 30% ethanol extract; PME70, the 70% ethanol extract.