Table 1.
Antioxidant activities and contents of major phytochemicals of the EtOAc fraction from R. oldhamii leaves
Phytochemicals | Content (mg/g of EtOAc fraction) | IC50 (μM) | |
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DPPH radical scavenging | Superoxide radical scavenging | ||
(2R, 3R)-Epicatechin (1) | 15.0 ± 0.3 | 8.4 ± 0.2a | 34.1 ± 1.3a |
(2R, 3R)-Taxifolin (2) | 27.0 ± 0.4 | 7.6 ± 0.2abc | 17.9 ± 1.0b |
(2R, 3R)-Astilbin (3) | 130.8 ± 10.9 | 8.2 ± 0.5ab | 33.2 ± 1.7a |
Hyperoside (4) | 105.5 ± 8.5 | 6.8 ± 0.4c | 16.1 ± 0.3bc |
Guaijaverin (5) | 104.1 ± 4.7 | 7.4 ± 0.1bc | 15.8 ± 0.4bc |
Quercitrin (6) | 108.6 ± 4.0 | 6.9 ± 0.2c | 13.0 ± 0.9c |
Different letters within a column indicate significant difference at the P < 0.05 level according to Scheffe’s test