Research Article

Antioxidant and Antiradical Activity of Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L. var. conditiva Alef.) Grown Using Different Fertilizers

Table 2

The results of superoxide anion radical scavenging, ferrous ion chelating, and hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity of water extracts, alcohol extracts, α-tocopherol, and BHA.

Superoxide scavenging activity (%)Ferrous ion chelating activity (%)H2O2 scavenging activity (%)
WaterAlcoholWaterAlcoholWaterAlcohol

BHA66.4 ± 1.261.4 ± 3.638.6 ± 1.5
-Tocopherol55.4 ± 7.348.5 ± 4.941.6 ± 5.6
CAN 50 kg ha−121.3 ± 2.933.7 ± 6.330.9 ± 9.655.9 ± 2.338,6 ± 3.852.3 ± 2.2
CAN 100 kg ha−146.9 ± 8.858.6 ± 5.521.9 ± 1.951.2 ± 1.942.6 ± 9.558.6 ± 1.9
CAN 150 kg ha−159.3 ± 3.365.7 ± 6.921.2 ± 1.683.1 ± 2.640.1 ± 3.353.6 ± 2.8
Urea 50 kg ha−127.0 ± 3.035.8 ± 4.761.4 ± 1.333.9 ± 7.155.4 ± 3.663.2 ± 5.7
Urea 100 kg ha−149.2 ± 2.158.2 ± 1.257.8 ± 7.711.6 ± 4.058.3 ± 4.466.2 ± 1.1
Urea 150 kg ha−177.1 ± 3.484.6 ± 3.528.6 ± 2.792.8 ± 8.456.3 ± 0.565.1 ± 5.3
AS 50 kg ha−121.3 ± 2.933.6 ± 3.388.3 ± 3.260.7 ± 3.665.3 ± 7.672.3 ± 4.2
AS 100 kg ha−132.4 ± 3.956.6 ± 2.563.0 ± 0.220.6 ± 5.969.2 ± 2.571.5 ± 1.4
AS 150 kg ha−148.0 ± 3.264.3 ± 6.858.3 ± 2.38.9 ± 8.663.1 ± 8.170.3 ± 3.3
AN 50 kg ha−148.8 ± 7.653.2 ± 2.752.4 ± 3.613.3 ± 2.768.1 ± 2.375.6 ± 5.1
AN 100 kg ha−158.4 ± 3.562.3 ± 3.646.1 ± 9.429.4 ± 3.976.6 ± 4.678.2 ± 6.9
AN 150 kg ha−164.1 ± 9.870.3 ± 9.127.2 ± 4.123.6 ± 2.477.2 ± 8.974,3 ± 7.8