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 |
|
[5] |
Fruit pulp | 80 % Methanol |
|
[6] |
Aqueous, 80 % Methanol |
|
[19] | |
Aqueous |
|
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Peel | – |
|
[70] |
Leaf | Ethanol | [44] | |
Ethanol |
|
[43] | |
Aerial parts | 70 % Methanol |
|
[21] |
Seed | 80 % Methanol |
|
[7] |
Ethanol |
|
[82] | |
Aqueous |
|
[31] |
- 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl inhibition assay.
- Ferric ion reducing antioxidant power assay.
– Total Antioxidant Activity assay.
-Tetramethoxy azobismethylene quinone free-radical scavenging.
– Malondialdehyde.
- concentration that quenched 100 % of radicals.