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Table 3 Total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, Ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP), and Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC; ABTS Assay) of different extracts of Euphorbia helioscopia

From: Efficacy of Euphorbia helioscopia in context to a possible connection between antioxidant and antidiabetic activities: a comparative study of different extracts

 

MthEh

EthEh

AqEh

TPC (mg GAEq/g)

24.77c ± 0.35

13.58b ± 0.43

4.63 a ± 0.69

TFC (mgQEq/g)

17.95c ± 0.32

11.27 b ± 0.38

3.25 a ± 0.93

FRAP (μMFe+ 2/g)

758.90c ± 25.21

457.85 b ± 13.15

303.49 a ± 4.45

TEAC (μMTEq/g)

689.00c ± 25.94

575.17 b ± 7.52

287.39 a ± 13.90

  1. Results are expressed as Means±SD (standard deviation). Values that do not share a superscript letter (a to c) in the same row are significantly different (p ≤ 0.5)
  2. MthEh Methanolic extract of Euphorbia helioscopia, EthEh Ethanolic extract of Euphorbia helioscopia, AqEh Aqueous extract of Euphorbia helioscopia