Table 3.
Total antioxidant activity (phosphomolybdate method) and total phenolic and flavonoid contents of different fractions of Coccinia grandis
| Fractions | Total antioxidant activity |
Total phenolic content | Total flavonoid content |
| (µg vitamin E equivalent/ 100 µg) |
(µg pyrocatechol equivalent/mg) |
(µg quercetin equivalent/mg) |
|
| Pet-ether | 6.46±0.03 a | 63.33±0.88 a | 92.02±1.0 a |
| Chloroform | 31.66±0.33 b | 47.66±0.88 b | 12.01±1.01c |
| Ethyl acetate | 7.23±0.36 a | 32.50±0.28 c | 14.33±1.33 c |
| Residual | 8.10±0.05 c | 27.01±1.25 d | 25.66±1.32 b |
Values are expressed as mean± SEM of three parallel measurements. Values within a column followed by different letters are significantly different (P<0.05).