Table 1.
Solvent | Yield (%) | Phenolic content (μg gallic acid/ ml extract) | Total antioxidant activity (nmol of α-tocopherol/g) | Reducing power (μg/ml) | IC50 (μg/ml) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Methanol | 15.43 ± 0.01a | 108.64 ± 0.33a | 508.61 ± 1.2a | 157.32 ± 0.13d | 65.043 ± 0.42d |
Water | 11.87 ± 0.03b | 86.88 ± 0.24b | 352.88 ± 0.16c | 333.34 ± 0.17b | 120.064 ± 0.56b |
Acetone | 6.52 ± 0.06c | 57.55 ± 0.65c | 192.53 ± 0.18d | 615.45 ± 1.2a | 230.217 ± 0.04a |
BHA | – | – | 425.4 ± 0.15b | 214.3 ± 0.196c | 88.99 ± 0.16c |
BHT | – | – | 177.4 ± 0.06e | 176.3 ± 0.2e | 41.61 ± 0.1e |
Means within a column with the same lowercase letters are not significantly different at p > 0.05