Table 1.
Total Phenolic Content (TPC) of O. bataua and O. bacaba leaflet and root extracts shows total phenolic content (TPC) of Oenocarpus extracts according to extraction solvents and organs. Water extracts fromroots and leaflets had low TPC, ranging from 10 to 32 µg GAEq /mg DM (Table 1).
| Extract | Organ | Palm | TPC (µg GAEq a /mg DM b) | Statistical Significance c (p < 0.05) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | Leaflet | Obt d | 10.1 ± 0.8 | E |
| Obc e | 31.8 ± 5.4 | C | ||
| Root | Obt d | 9.6 ± 0.4 | DE | |
| Obc e | 10.1 ± 0.8 | E | ||
| Acetone/Water (70/30 v/v) | Leaflet | Obt d | 51.1 ± 1.7 | AB |
| Obc e | 63 ± 5.9 | A | ||
| Root | Obt d | 33.2 ± 2.4 | BC | |
| Obc e | 28.4 ± 2.1 | CD | ||
| Methanol/Water (70/30 v/v) | Leaflet | Obt d | 24.9 ± 1.6 | CDE |
| Obc e | 52 ± 6.5 | AB | ||
| Root | Obt d | 29.2 ± 2.1 | C | |
| Obc e | 27.5 ± 1.2 | CD |
a GAEq: Gallic acid equivalent; b DM: Dry Matter; c Extracts which share common letters are statistically identical using Fisher’s least significant difference test (p < 0.05); d Obt: Oenocarpus bataua; e Obc: Oenocarpus bacaba; n = 3 biological repetitions and error represent Standard Error of the Mean (SEM).