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Table 2.

Total phenolics content and radical-scavenging capacity of methanolic extracts from wild bitter melon leaves

Variety and cultivars	Total phenolics (mg GAE/g)	IC₅₀values (mg/mL)
Variety and cultivars	Total phenolics (mg GAE/g)	DPPH	NO	Superoxide	Hydroxyl radical
WV	33.70 ± 0.48^b	4.79 ± 0.30^a	0.79 ± 0.01	5.77 ± 0.10^a	0.026 ± 0.003^a
HL-1	25.86 ± 0.36^a	28.00 ± 0.83^c	0.76 ± 0.02	9.12 ± 0.22^c	0.042 ± 0.004^b
HL-2	25.94 ± 0.35^a	20.39 ± 1.12^b	0.80 ± 0.02	7.71 ± 0.35^b	0.022 ± 0.004^a

GAE: Gallic acid equivalent. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. Values in a column followed by the same superscript letter are not significantly different as determined by Duncan's multiple tests.