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Table 2 Total phenolic content and DPPH free radical scavenging activity (EC50 (μg/ml)) of 31 methanol plant extracts of 31 different plant species

From: The correlation between antimutagenic activity and total phenolic content of extracts of 31 plant species with high antioxidant activity

Plant species #

Total phenolics mg GAE/ g of extract

Antioxidant activity EC50 (μg/ml)

Percentage extract yield g/100 g dry material

1

8.56 ± 1.75

2.48 ± 1.11

21.68

2

7.66 ± 0.88

1.94 ± 0.44

22.10

3

7.43 ± 0.46

1.97 ± 0.24

26.89

4

7.03 ± 1.21

3.88 ± 0.64

30.15

5

9.21 ± 0.233

1.81 ± 0.40

30.62

6

14.58 ± 4.09

1.52 ± 0.30

13.86

7

11.40 ± 1.67

1.87 ± 0.08

26.37

8

8.75 ± 0.81

1.20 ± 0.22

13.67

9

10.61 ± 3.07

1.76 ± 0.28

17.35

10

10.39 ± 0.74

1.93 ± 0.86

9.33

11

9.43 ± 0.95

2.81 ± 1.10

17.14

12

6.53 ± 0.59

8.36 ± 1.37

16.41

13

8.71 ± 1.34

1.61 ± 0.27

14.20

14

8.32 ± 3.03

3.88 ± 0.64

23.95

15

13.61 ± 7.47

1.52 ± 0.59

15.10

16

17.66 ± 3.00

1.30 ± 0.10

23.55

17

8.73 ± 2.80

1.54 ± 0.52

36.60

18

18.54 ± 1.43

1.58 ± 0.54

29.53

19

8.51 ± 3.30

4.02 ± 0.43

26.64

20

8.40 ± 1.12

8.18 ± 0.72

32.14

21

16.35 ± 1.97

1.62 ± 0.21

25.65

22

6.73 ± 1.86

8.69 ± 0.03

28.16

23

8.04 ± 2.64

3.38 ± 0.08

16.04

24

7.93 ± 1.26

8.23 ± 0.84

30.02

25

18.65 ± 3.86

4.20 ± 3.39

20.42

26

16.08 ± 1.93

1.62 ± 0.01

25.18

27

15.60 ± 2.06

1.45 ± 0.64

35.49

28

10.32 ± 4.24

1.48 ± 0.30

43.45

29

7.64 ± 0.25

3.25 ± 2.15

37.85

30

12.35 ± 0.40

12.14 ± 1.11

24.19

31

5.17 ± 0.97

19.07 ± 1.50

22.10

Ascorbic acid

-

2.28 ± 0.02

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