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Table 1 Quantitative estimation of phytochemicals and antioxidant activities of different extracts of A. precatorius

From: Antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of Abrus precatorius leaf extracts - an in vitro study

Type of Extract

Total Phenolsa

Total Flavonoidb

Total antioxidant capacityc

Ferric reducing antioxidant powerc

APH

1.65 ± 0.22

6.20 ± 0.41

7.16 ± 0.43

2.67 ± 0.40

APE

23.57 ± 0.31

17.16 ± 1.04

17.92 ± 0.38

8.45 ± 0.65

APA

7.44 ± 0.10

7.23 ± 0.68

24.73 ± 0.72

10.28 ± 0.47

APW

25.48 ± 0.62

10.70 ± 0.56

16.66 ± 0.68

13.34 ± 0.35

  1. a: Gallic acid; b: Quercetin; c: Ascrobic acid equivalents mg/g dw plant material respectively. Each value is expressed as a mean ± standard deviation (n = 3).