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. 2025 Jan 31;25:35. doi: 10.1186/s12906-025-04788-z

Table 3.

The Ferric-reducing power and total antioxidant capacity of various solvent extracts of the bark of S. guineense

Extract Ferric-reducing power Total antioxidant capacity

mgAAE/g

(at 0.5 mg/mL)

mgAAE/g

(at 1 mg/mL)

mgBHTE

(at 0.5 mg/mL)

mgBHTE/g

(at 1 mg/mL)

Chloroform 18.54 ± 0.50a 54.22 ± 2.40a 37.16 ± 1.26a 62.56 ± 2.47a
Ethyl acetate 38.78 ± 2.91b 63.73 ± 3.26a 44.94 ± 1.67ab 69.97 ± 2.88a
Water 30.16 ± 2.80ab 55.31 ± 5.13a 38.42 ± 1.22b 63.80 ± 1.23b
Acetone 62.78 ± 1.14c 134.06 ± 5.13b 51.50 ± 2.07c 112.17 ± 5.34c
Ethanol 82.83 ± 6.60d 163.08 ± 11.67c 80.63 ± 1.60d 143.72 ± 2.86d