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Table 1 Total phenolic content, total flavonoids content, saponins content, and antioxidant activity of the hydro-alcoholic extracts of the different organs of B. insignis plant

From: Chemical characterization and antimicrobial activity of Blumenbachia insignis (Loasaceae) native to South America

 

Total phenolic content

(mg GAE/g)

Total flavonoid content

(mg QE/g)

Total saponin content

(mg saponin/g)

TEAC

(µmol/g)

Flower extract

85.2 ± 7.7 a

61.9 ± 3.1 a

0.511 ± 0.018 a

69.1 ± 4.2 a

Fruit extract

12.8 ± 1.3 b

4.3 ± 0.4 b

0.578 ± 0.020 b

23.4 ± 16.5 b

Leaf extract

30.1 ± 5.3 c

21.3 ± 0.3 c

0.595 ± 0.005 b

27.3 ± 1.4 b

Root extract

24.1 ± 1.6 b.c

3.2 ± 0.1 b.d

0.841 ± 0.008 c

7.9 ± 0.2 b

Stem extract

15.2 ± 1.3 b

2 ± 1.3 d

0.108 ± 0.005 d

25.9 ± 1.0 b

  1. Values not sharing a common superscript letter in the same column were significantly different (Tukey's HSD test, p < 0.05)
  2. Values of the same parameter (vertical columns) with different superscripts differs significantly (P < 0.05)