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Table 2 Extraction yields and phytochemical composition of the plant extracts

From: Antibacterial and antibiotic-modifying activities of three food plants (Xanthosoma mafaffa Lam., Moringa oleifera (L.) Schott and Passiflora edulis Sims) against multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria

Extracts

Xanthosoma mafaffa leaves extact

Passiflora edulis Pericarps (fruits) extract

Moringa oleifera leaves extract

Yielda (%)

4.30

3.92

3.95

Alkaloids

-

-

+

Polyphenols

+

+

+

Flavonoids

-

+

+

Anthraquinones

-

-

+

Coumarins

+

-

+

Tannins

+

-

+

Triterpenes

+

+

+

Sterols

+

+

+

Saponins

+

+

+

  1. (-): Absent; (+): Present; ayield calculated as the ratio of the mass of the obtained methanol extract/mass of the plant powder