Table 3.
Antioxidant activities of propolis nano-capsules bioactive compounds.
| Items | Antioxidant activity of propolis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethanol extract | SCF-CO2 extract at 50 °C | |||
| Free extract | Nano-capsules | Free extract | Nano-capsules | |
| TPC (mgGA/G) | 318.36 ± 3.8a | 286.12 ± 3.2ab | 395.22 ± 4.1b | 381.86 ± 3.9ab |
| TFC (QE/G) | 653.73 ± 6.8c | 561.58 ± 7.1b | 745.42 ± 8.4d | 736.92 ± 8.0cd |
| RP (Abs) | 0.624 ± 0.05b | 0.692 ± 0.05c | 0.472 ± 0.03a | 0.484 ± 0.03ab |
| DPPH (%) | 76.73 ± 2.8b | 64.88 ± 2.6a | 96.54 ± 3.1c | 92.57 ± 2.9c |
| TAA (%) | 85.092 ± 4.62ab | 76.183 ± 4.31a | 92.173 ± 5.02c | 89.584 ± 4.81b |
TPC total polyphenolic content, TFC total flavonoids content, SCF-CO2 super critical fluid-carbon dioxide, RP reducing power, TAA total antioxidant activity.
Different superscripts in the same column or row are significant differences at P ≤ 0.05 level.