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Table 3 Estimation of total phenolic, flavonoid and extraction yield of extract and fractions of M. royleanus leaves

From: Assessment of phytochemicals, antioxidant, anti-lipid peroxidation and anti-hemolytic activity of extract and various fractions of Maytenus royleanus leaves

Plant extract

Total phenolics

Total flavonoid

Extraction yield (%)

(mg GAE/g of extract)

(mg rutin equivalent/g of extract)

Methanol extract

76 ± 2.7a

63.5 ± 1.84a

12.2 ± 0.9a

n-hexane fraction

44.5 ± 3.23d

36.8 ± 1.94d

7.5 ± 1.45d

Chloroform fraction

6.8 ± 3.93f

9.3 ± 1.76e

3.4 ± 0.28e

Ethyl acetate fraction

62.3 ± 2.77b

60.9 ± 1.83b

8.9 ± 1.11c

n-butanol fraction

53 ± 2.63c

52.5 ± 1.13c

7.8 ± 0.43d

Residual aqueous fraction

28.4 ± 3.71e

31.4 ± 1.27d

10.7 ± 0.5b

  1. Each value is represented as mean ± SD (n = 3). Values in the same column followed by a different letter (a-f) are significantly different (P < 0.05).