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Table 1 Polyphenol contents of the methanol extracts of the stems of A. oppositifolia and Adenia gummifera.

From: Antioxidant activities and phenolic contents of the methanol extracts of the stems of Acokanthera oppositifolia and Adenia gummifera

Phenolics

A. oppositifolia

A. gummifera

Total polyphenola

9.51 ± 2.12

8.24 ± 0.77

Flavonoidsb

0.81 ± 0.02

1.11 ± 0.02

Total Flavonolc

1.01 ± 0.37

1.11 ± 0.02

Proanthocyanidinsd

0.71 ± 0.20

1.14 ± 0.31

  1. (n = 3, X ± SEM).
  2. aExpressed as mg tannic acid/g of dry plant material.
  3. bExpressed as mg quercetin/g of dry plant material.
  4. cExpressed as mg quercetin/g of dry plant material.
  5. dExpressed as mg quercetin/g of dry plant material
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