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Table 2 Quantitative determination of phytochemicals from aqueous and ethanol extracts of M. oleifera leaf powder

From: GC–MS analysis and antibacterial activities of Moringa oleifera leaf extracts on selected clinical bacterial isolates

Phytochemical constituents

Ethanol concentrations (mg/100 g)

Aqueous concentrations (mg/100 g)

Alkaloid

4.5 ± 0.02

1.11 ± 2.11

Flavonoid

20.76 ± 0.11

2.21 ± 1.22

Saponin

2.00 ± 0.21

0.10 ± 2.01

Tannin

11.64 ± 0.14

1.10 ± 1.31

  1. Values are the mean ± SEM of 3 replicates
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