Table 3.
Total phenolics and flavonoids content of different solvent extracts of L. camara leaves.
Solvent extracts | Total phenolic content | Flavonoid content |
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(mg GAE/g) ± SD | (mg RE/g) ± SD | |
Ethyl acetate | 75.6 ± 0.9b | 16.7 ± 0.6c |
Methanol | 92.8 ± 1.7a | 26.5 ± 0.5a |
Acetone | 62.9 ± 1.7c | 20.6 ± 0.3b |
Chloroform | 33.7 ± 0.5d | 21.2 ± 0.8b |
Note: each value is expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) (n = 3). Values in the column followed by a different letter superscript are significantly different (p < 0.05) and values having the same letters are not statistically significant (p < 0.05). GAE: gallic acid equivalent, RE: rutin equivalent.