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. 2025 Jan 3;11(1):e41647. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e41647

Table 5.

Antioxidant activity of different tree parts of P. curatellifolia.

Plant part Extraction solvent Observed Effects References
Stem bark 20 % Ethanol-Diethyl ether-n Butanol
  • DPPHa IC50 - 5.9 mg/mL

[5]
Fruit pulp 80 % Methanol
  • FRAPb - 9.5 mmol TEAC/g

  • DPPH IC50 - 14.2 μg/mL

  • High α-glucosidase inhibition

[6]
Aqueous, 80 % Methanol
  • FRAP – 113.9 ± 5.5 mg TEAC/100 g fruit weight (FW)

  • TAAc - 128:6 ± 0.6 mg AAE/g FW

  • DPPH – 26 %

[19]
Aqueous
  • FRAP - 70.8 ± 1.8 mg TEAC/100 g FW

  • TAA - 80:5 ± 0.2 mg AAE/g FW

  • DPPH – 87 %

Peel
  • DPPH scavenging activity ↑ from 48.7 to 94.7 %

  • FRAP reducing activity ↑ 108.3 mg–162.7 mg GAE/g

[70]
Leaf Ethanol
  • DPPH - 18 μg/mLf

  • TMAMQd – 16 μg/mLf

[44]
Ethanol
  • Nitrite radical scavenging activity – 103 μg/mL

[43]
Aerial parts 70 % Methanol
  • DPPH - IC50 0.2 ± 0.01 μg/mL

[21]
Seed 80 % Methanol
  • Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition IC50 – 13.4 μg/mL

[7]
Ethanol
  • DPPH radical scavenging activity range - 17–68 %

  • FRAP - 13.9 mg/g ascorbic acid eq.

  • H2O2 radical scavenging activity range - 76–97 %

[82]
Aqueous
  • DPPH radical scavenging EC50 – 3.8 mg/mL

  • OH· radical scavenging activity EC50 – 3.1 mg/mL

  • Inhibition of Fe2+-induced MDAe production EC50 – 0.3 mg/mL

[31]
a

- 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl inhibition assay.

b

- Ferric ion reducing antioxidant power assay.

c

– Total Antioxidant Activity assay.

d

-Tetramethoxy azobismethylene quinone free-radical scavenging.

e

– Malondialdehyde.

f

- concentration that quenched 100 % of radicals.