Table 3.
Antioxidant properties of Ficus sur extracts.
| Parts | Solvents | DPPH (mg TE/g) | ABTS (mg TE/g) | CUPRAC (mg TE/g) | FRAP (mg TE/g) | PBD (mmol TE/g) | MCA (mg EDTAE/g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves | MeOH | 48.66 ± 0.04 c | 81.41 ± 0.05 b | 160.80 ± 1.55 c | 108.50 ± 2.04 c | 1.65 ± 0.11 b | 7.88 ± 0.99 c |
| Infusion | 44.22 ± 0.06 c | 72.32 ± 1.69 b | 147.58 ± 1.59 c | 77.28 ± 0.25 d | 1.65 ± 0.08 b | 22.95 ± 0.20 a | |
| Stem barks | MeOH | 475.79 ± 6.83 a | 804.31 ± 4.52 a | 937.86 ± 14.44 a | 523.17 ± 2.92 b | 5.00 ± 0.30 a | 4.62 ± 0.64 d |
| Infusion | 463.58 ± 1.17 b | 804.91 ± 5.45 a | 910.68 ± 12.14 b | 614.33 ± 2.79 a | 5.05 ± 0.05 a | 13.22 ± 0.18 b |
Values are reported as mean ± SD of three parallel measurements. TE: Trolox equivalents; EDTAE: EDTA equivalents. Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences in the tested extracts (p < 0.05).