Table 3 DPPH radical scavenging activity and hydroxyl radical scavenging activity of microencapsulated corn silk extracts

Sample DPPH radical scavenging (%) Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity (%)
Control1) 18.60±0.604)d5) 16.89±0.59d
MD2) 82.97±2.26b 41.89±3.33b
CD3) 89.25±0.46a 37.50±1.22c
MD+CD4) 79.40±2.88c 47.64±6.73a
Corn silk extracts
Maltodextrin microencapsulated corn silk extracts
Cyclodextrin microencapsulated corn silk extracts
Mean±SD
Means with different superscripts in the column are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.