Antioxidant and phytochemical properties of Carpobrotus edulis (L.) bolus leaf used for the management of common infections in HIV/AIDS patients in Eastern Cape Province

Table 2 Quantitative analysis of the phytochemical evaluated from the leaf of C. edulis

	Amount of phytochemical compounds in (mg/g)
	Aqueous	Ethanol	Acetone	Hexane
Phenols (TE/g)	517.71 ± 0.40 ^a٭	330.87 ± 0.04 ^b	557.11 ± 0.23 ^a	64.14 ± 0.15 ^b
Flavonoids (QE/g)	0.29 ± 0.01 ^b	0.28 ± 0.01 ^b	0.65 ± 0.04 ^b	1.19 ± 0.041 ^b
Flavonols (QE/g)	0.05 ± 0.001 ^a	0.05 ± 0.001 ^a	0.23 ± 0.05 ^a	0.19 ± 0.03 ^a
Proanthocy-anidins(CE/g)	896.7 ± 0.05 ^b	115.28± 0.007 ^a	753.87 ± 0.02 ^b	134.91 ± 0.01 ^a
Tannins (ND)	461 ± 0.07 ^a	489 ± 0.28 ^b	384 ± 0.14 ^a	64 ± 0.14 ^b
Saponins (ND)	34 ± 0.21 ^a	45 ± 0.26 ^a	11 ± 0.071 ^b	2 ± 0.035 ^b
Alkaloides (ND)	45 ± 0.06 ^b	38 ± 0.02 ^b	31 ± 0.021 ^b	3 ± 0.014 ^b

Values are expressed in mean ± standard deviation of the mean (n = 3). ND: not detected; (TE) tannic acid equivalent; (QE) quercetin equivalent; (CE) catechin equivalent.٭Values within a column followed by the same superscript are not significantly different at 95% confidence interval.