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Table 1 Total antioxidant capacity of Cytinus hypocistis and Cytinus ruber extracts

From: Tannin profile, antioxidant properties, and antimicrobial activity of extracts from two Mediterranean species of parasitic plant Cytinus

Assay

Cytinus hypocistis

Cytinus ruber

Ethanol extract

Water extract

Ethanol extract

Water extract

Amount (g/100 g of dried plant material)

21%

14%

13%

35%

 ORAC-PYR (mmol TE/g)

9.1 ± 1.4

7.8 ± 1.1

7.5 ± 1.2

5.1 ± 0.8

 DPPH (mmol TE/g)

6.2 ± 0.6

4.5 ± 0.1

4.0 ± 0.5

2.6 ± 0.2

 DPPH (IC50 μg/mL)

6.8 ± 1.2

8.2 ± 0.4

11.4 ± 0.6

15.8 ± 0.7

 TEAC (mmol TE/g)

11.2 ± 0.8

7.8 ± 0.3

6.5 ± 0.7

5.6 ± 0.3

 TEAC (IC50 μg/mL)

83 ± 9

121 ± 13

140 ± 15

168 ± 21

 FRAP (mmol TE/g)

8.4 ± 0.4

5.2 ± 0.6

5.9± 0.2

3.8 ± 0.1

 FRAP (mmol FeII/g)

9.3 ± 0.9

6.5 ± 0.1

5.2 ± 0.3

4.7 ± 0.1

Total phenolics (mmol GAE/g)

12.2 ± 0.1

8.88 ± 0.07

9.57 ± 0.09

6.27 ± 0.02

Total flavonoids (mmol RE/g)

0.48 ± 0.01

0.38 ± 0.03

0.51 ± 0.04

0.27 ± 0.01

Total anthocyanins (mg cyanidin 3-O-glucoside/g)

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

  1. Data are expressed per gram of dry extract; n.d. not detectable