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Table 2 Parts used, extraction yields, and phytochemical composition of the plant extracts

From: Antibacterial activities of selected edible plants extracts against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria

Extracts

A. digitata

A. alboviolaceum

A. polyanthum

A. mannii

H. sabdarifa

O. gratissimum

T. indica

Parts used

Leaves

Fruits

Fruits

Leaves

Twigs

Twigs

Fruits

Yield* (%)

12.17

6.45

3.23

3.39

4.94

4.75

37.98

Alkaloids

-

+

-

+

+

+

+

Anthocyanines

-

+

+

-

-

-

-

Anthraquinones

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Flavonoids

-

+

-

-

+

-

+

Phenols

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Polyphenols

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Saponines

+

-

+

+

+

-

+

Tannins

+

-

-

+

-

+

-

Sterols

+

-

-

+

+

+

+

Triterpenes

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

  1. (+): Present; (−): Absent; * yield calculated as the ratio of the mass of the obtained methanol extract/mass of the plant powder.
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

ISSN: 2662-7671

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