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Table 2 Total antioxidant capacity of extracts from Cytinus hypocistis

From: Antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-tyrosinase properties of extracts of the Mediterranean parasitic plant Cytinus hypocistis

Assay

Cyclohexane extract

Ethanolic extract

Water extract

ORAC-PYR (mTE/g)

1.5 ± 0.4

28.1 ± 2.5

13.7 ± 1.3

DPPH (mTE/g)

0.20 ± 0.03

2.25 ± 0.07

1.01 ± 0.07

DPPH (IC50 µg/mL)

95.0 ± 0.2

24.2 ± 0.5

24.5 ± 0.8

TEAC (mTE/g)

0.64 ± 0.09

7.22 ± 0.08

5.32 ± 0.02

TEAC (IC50 mg/mL)

0.800 ± 0.132

0.071 ± 0.009

0.089 ± 0.002

FRAP (mTE/g)

0.27 ± 0.01

6.70 ± 0.03

6.69 ± 0.09

FRAP (mmol FeII/g)

1.20 ± 0.01

22.5 ± 0.1

20.9 ± 0.1

Total phenolics (mGAE/g)

1.22 ± 0.12

7.82 ± 0.01

4.32 ± 0.05

Total flavonoids (mCE/g)

0.18 ± 0.01

0.63 ± 0.01

0.69 ± 0.02

Total anthocyanin (mg cyanidin 3-O-glucoside/g)

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

  1. Data are the means of at least three independent determinations ± SD
  2. n.d. not detectable