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Table 1 Quantitative analysis of selected phytochemical present in A. muricata leaves and fruits extracts and in vitro antioxidant potentials

From: Comparative anticancer effects of Annona muricata Linn (Annonaceae) leaves and fruits on DMBA-induced breast cancer in female rats

  

Content in A. muricata

Item

AML

AMF

1

Flavonols (µg ES/g DW)

8.47 ± 2.24

5.93 ± 1.40

2

Flavonoids (µg ES/g DW)

27.95 ± 6.35

21.95 ± 1.76

3

Tannins (mg EAT/g DW)

6.32 ± 1.5

12.07 ± 2.1

4

Lipids (g/100 g DW)

29.24 ± 1.10

44.05 ± 2.61*

5

Water content (%)

28.98 ± 0.05

34.54 ± 1.02

6

FRAP

3.46 ± 0.25

2.97 ± 0.25

7

DPPH

40.44 ± 2.25

32.60 ± 1.77

  1. Data are represented as mean ± SEM of triplicates from at least three independent experiments. FRAP, ferric reducing antioxidant power. Significance compared to AML: *p < 0.05. DW = dry weight