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Table 5 Polyphenolic content of M. cecropioides, D. guineense, P. africanum and R. beninensis

Extract	Total phenolics^a	Total flavonoids^b	Total proanthocyanidins^c
MCL	37.79 ± 10.54	12.84 ± 0.31	183.61 ± 7.10
DGR	5.77 ± 0.61	1.90 ± 0.14	11.87 ± 1.85
PASB	46.34 ± 0.97	2.73 ± 1.50	54.30 ± 0.13
RBR	19.18 ± 5.03	2.67 ± 0.22	96.19 ± 1.07

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 3) of three independent determinations. ^a, expressed as mg gallic acid/g of dried extract; ^b, expressed as mg quercetin/g of dried extract; ^c, expressed as mg catechin/g of dried extract.

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