Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 11 Analysis of Vitamin C in Mormordica charantia (Linn)

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

Absorbance
Conc	Vit. C std	Water	Ethanol
20 mg/ml	0.424 ± 2.646^a	0.414 ± 2.646^a	0.422 ± 2.646^a
40 mg/ml	0.572 ± 1.155^c	0.433 ± 1.155^b	0.467 ± 1.155^a
80 mg/ml	0.644 ± 0.882^c	0.476 ± 1.155^ab	0.480 ± 0.882^b
100 mg/ml	0.730 ± 0.882^c	0.498 ± 1.155^b	0.492 ± 2.646^a

FRAP—Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power. Means with the same letter within rows are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.05

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