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. 2026 Oct 6. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1039/d6ra07915f

Table 1. Extraction yields (%), total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC) in various solvent extracts of E. elateriuma.

Parts Solvents Extraction yields (%) TPC (mg GAE per g) TFC (mg RE per g)
Aerial parts EA 2.88 29.07 ± 0.29b 1.84 ± 0.24ef
Acetone 2.16 32.26 ± 0.09a 2.10 ± 0.24de
Acetone/water 19.79 9.61 ± 0.07i 6.17 ± 0.09de
Water 19.34 10.22 ± 0.15h 2.41 ± 0.07c
Fruit peels EA 3.25 20.41 ± 0.35d 16.69 ± 0.44a
Acetone 2.84 24.60 ± 0.12c 11.24 ± 0.31b
Acetone/water 20.53 5.34 ± 0.09k 1.54 ± 0.16f
Water 12.66 6.79 ± 0.05j 0.84 ± 0.07g
Seeds EA 19.78 16.08 ± 0.22e 0.35 ± 0.06gh
Acetone 19.10 11.04 ± 0.34g 0.14 ± 0.01g
Acetone/water 13.44 12.47 ± 0.19f 0.69 ± 0.05gh
Water 1.53 12.09 ± 0.22f 0.40 ± 0.04gh
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The values are reported as mean ± SD of three parallel measurements. TPC: total phenolic content; TFC: total flavonoid content; GAE: gallic acid equivalent; RE: rutin equivalent. Different letters indicate significant differences between the tested extracts (p < 0.05).