Table 2.
Total phenolic and total flavonoid contents of methanol extract and essential oil of Clausena excavata, Clausena harmandiana and Murraya koenigii.
| Plant Extracts | Percent Yield (%Yield) |
Total Phenolic Content (mg GAE/g Extract) |
Total Flavonoid Content (mg QE/g Extract) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. excavata methanol extract | 5.52 ± 0.32a | 22.89 ± 0.93c | 30.89 ± 2.15d |
| C. excavata essential oil | 0.83 ± 0.06d | 9.70 ± 0.72d | 23.91 ± 1.98e |
| C. harmandiana methanol extract | 4.12 ± 0.19c | 19.71 ± 0.83c | 39.95 ± 0.63c |
| C. harmandiana essential oil | 0.64 ± 0.08d | 7.07 ± 0.73d | 16.82 ± 1.25f |
| M. koenigii methanol extract | 4.92 ± 0.39b | 43.50 ± 4.30a | 66.13 ± 1.69a |
| M. koenigii essential oil | 0.86 ± 0.09d | 36.28 ± 1.65b | 50.57 ± 1.11b |
Average ± standard deviations from three replicates. Different letters in the same column are considered significantly different according to Duncan’s multiple comparison test (p < 0.05).