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Table 2 Correlation of total phenolic and flavonoid contents with cholinesterase inhibition and antioxidant activities

From: Evaluation of cholinesterase inhibitory and antioxidant activity of Wedelia chinensis and isolation of apigenin as an active compound

Assays

R2 values

Total phenolic content

Total flavonoid content

Acetylcholinesterase inhibition

0.6325

0.7748*

Butyrylcholinesterase inhibition

0.7284

0.9036*

DPPH radical scavenging

0.9263*

0.8728*

Reducing power

0.6180

0.7811*

Total Antioxidant Capacity

0.6448

0.8035*

Hydroxyl radical scavenging

0.7711

0.9165*

Lipid peroxidation inhibition

0.8263*

0.9042*

  1. * indicates statistical significance (P < 0.05)