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Table 1 Qualitative analysis of selected group of secondary metabolites present in different B. abyssinica extracts and fractions

From: Screening and evaluation of cytotoxicity and antiviral effects of secondary metabolites from water extracts of Bersama abyssinica against SARS-CoV-2 Delta

Solvent	Plant part
Solvent	Plant part	Tannin	Phenol	Flavonoid	Saponin	Antioxidant
Petroleum ether	Stem bark	+	+	-	+	+
Petroleum ether	Leaf	-	-	-	-	+
Dichloromethane	Stem bark	+	-	-	-	+
Dichloromethane	Leaf	-	-	-	-	+
Ethyl acetate	Stem bark	-	+	+	+	+
Ethyl acetate	Leaf	-	+	+	+	+
Methanol	Stem bark	+	+	+	-	+
Water	Leaf	+	+	+	+	+
Water	Stembark + Leaf	+	+	+	+	+

Key: + = indicates presence of bioactive metabolites and—= indicates absence of bioactive metabolite

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