Table 5. Milligrams of AAE per gram of Ixora coccinea and Ixora alba leaf and flower.
ICLPE: Ixora coccinea leaf petroleum ether; ICLCE: Ixora coccinea leaf chloroform extract; ICLEA: Ixora coccinea leaf ethyl acetate; ICLHA: Ixora coccinea leaf hydroalcoholic; ICFPE: Ixora coccinea flower petroleum ether; ICFCE: Ixora coccinea flower chloroform extract; ICFEA: Ixora coccinea flower ethyl acetate; ICFHA: Ixora coccinea flower hydroalcoholic; IALPE: Ixora alba leaf petroleum ether; IALCE: Ixora alba leaf chloroform extract; IALEA: Ixora alba leaf ethyl acetate; IALHA: Ixora alba leaf hydroalcoholic; IAFPE: Ixora alba flower petroleum ether; IAFCE: Ixora alba flower chloroform extract; IAFEA: Ixora alba flower ethyl acetate; IAFHA: Ixora alba flower hydroalcoholic; SD: standard deviation; AAE: ascorbic acid equivalents
Values are means of triplicate experiments
Extract | mg AAE/g mean ± SD | Extract | mg AAE/g mean ± SD |
Ixora coccinea | Ixora alba | ||
ICLPE | 49.4 ± 0.01 | IALPE | 31.9 ± 0.03 |
ICLCE | 68.9 ± 0.03 | IALCE | 37.4 ± 0.02 |
ICLEA | 77.4 ± 0.05 | IALEA | 23.4 ± 0.01 |
ICLHA | 5.9 ± 0.02 | IALHA | 7.4 ± 0.02 |
ICFPE | 38.4 ± 0.01 | IAFPE | 31.9 ± 0.02 |
ICFCE | 2.9 ± 0.04 | IAFCE | 36.4 ± 0.03 |
ICFEA | 49.2 ± 0.03 | IAFEA | 23.4 ± 0.04 |
ICFHA | 7.9 ± 0.05 | IAFHA | 7.4 ± 0.01 |