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Table 10 Quantitative composition of DDPH% Inhibition, NO% Inhibition, TBars and %Iron chelation of sun dried water and ethanol extract of Mormordica charantia (Linn) at 100 mg/ml

From: Evaluation of antioxidant, phytochemicals and antibacterial potential of Mormordica charantia (Linn) against pathogenic bacteria isolated from ready to eat food sold in Akure Metropolis, Nigeria

Phytochemicals	Water	Ethanol
DPPH% Inhibition	69.21 ± 0.882^a	67.89 ± 0.155^b
% Iron chelation		97.28 ± 0.155^b	121.87 ± 0.882^a

Means with the same letter within rows are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.05
DPPH—Diphenyl Picryl Hydrazyl Radical

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