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. 2021 May 4;9:e11365. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11365

Table 4. Antioxidant capacity as examined by total phenolic compounds, DPPH and FRAP assays.

Treatments Total phenolic compounds (µgGAE/g) DPPH (µgTE/g) FRAP (µgTE/g)
T1 = PR and SDS reagent 0.74c 0.32b 2.70cd
T2 = PR and alkaline extraction 0.04d 0.02d 3.17bc
T3 = PR and enzymatic extraction 1.78b 0.44a 2.30de
T4 = GPR and SDS reagent 0.76c 0.19c 3.53ab
T5 = GPR and alkaline extraction 0.07d 0.07d 2.08e
T6 = GPR and enzymatic extraction 2.90 a 0.13c 3.96a
Pooled SEM 0.305 0.043 0.205
Main effect means for paddy
PR 0.85b 0.26a 2.72b
GPR 1.24a 0.13b 3.19a
Main effect means for extraction
SDS 0.75b 0.25a 3.12a
Alkaline 0.05c 0.05b 2.62b
Enzymatic 2.34a 0.29a 3.13a
P value
Paddy (PR, GPR) 0.001 <0.01 0.007
Extraction (SDS, Alkaline, Enzymatic) 0.003 <0.01 0.021
Paddy × Extraction 0.035 <0.01 <0.01

Notes.

Means from triplicate analysis. Means with the different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05).