Research Article

Nutritional Composition, -Glucosidase Inhibitory and Antioxidant Activities of Ophiopogon japonicus Tubers

Table 5

Extraction yield, total phenolic and flavonoid contents of O. japonicus tubers extracts.

SampleExtraction yield
(w/w, %)
Total phenolic content
(mg GAE/g)
Total flavonoid content
(mg RE/g)

ME26.4 ± 1.46.1 ± 0.54.1 ± 1.0
CME3.9 ± 0.219.6 ± 1.616.3 ± 1.3
nBF2.6 ± 0.342.5 ± 1.726.7 ± 1.6
OJP19.4 ± 1.1NDND

Values are expressed as mean ± SD of three determinations.
Means within a column with different letters (a~c) indicate significant differences at .
ME: methanol extract; CME: chloroform/methanol extract; nBF: n-butanol fraction; OJP: crude polysaccharides; ND: not detected.