Table 2. Antioxidant, total phenol and flavonoid contents of P. wilhelmsiana.
Extract or fractions | Total phenol content (as gallic acid equivalents) mg g- 1 | Flavonoid content mg g- 1 | Antioxidant activitya (RC50; mg mL-1 ) |
Total extract | 12.18 | 35.60 | 00.15 |
10% | 09.17 | 01.55 | 03.82 |
20% | 17.52 | 00.00 | 00.18 |
40% | 19.31 | 154.14 | 0.017 |
60% | 18.43 | 176.60 | 00.0740 |
80% | 11.32 | 00.00 | 00.1774 |
100% | 09.84 | 00.00 | 01.0192 |
aPositive control(quercetin): 2.92 x 10-5