Phenolics, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Immature and Mature Blumea balsamifera Leaf Extracts Eluted with Different Solvents

Table 4

Antioxidant capacity (DPPH, ABTS, FRAP, and nitric oxide scavenging) of immature and mature B. balsamifera leaf extracts obtained using different eluting solvents.

Treatment		DPPH	ABTS	FRAP	NO scavenging activity (μmol NO2/g DW)
Maturity	Solvent	(mg trolox/g DW)
Immature		57.78 ± 53.27^a	46.30 ± 40.78^a	56.27 ± 52.25^a	788.08 ± 439.66^a
Mature		45.75 ± 52.75^b	32.63 ± 33.71^b	40.91 ± 43.86^b	651.21 ± 361.37^b
F-test (maturity)
	Water	40.76 ± 13.05^b	28.85 ± 10.28^b	39.90 ± 11.85^b	759.75 ± 58.96^c
	50% EtOH	135.58 ± 8.88^a	98.27 ± 13.18^a	124.48 ± 15.61^a	1158.48 ± 99.02^a
	95% EtOH	28.93 ± 9.60^c	27.40 ± 7.75^b	27.41 ± 7.52^c	841.43 ± 193.90^b
	Hexane	1.80 ± 15.22^d	3.35 ± 0.80^c	2.57 ± 0.72^d	118.92 ± 16.44^d
F-test (solvent)
F-test (maturity  solvent)
Immature	Water	52.48 ± 2.48^b	37.88 ± 2.14^c	50.41 ± 4.38^c	809.34 ± 29.96^c
	50% EtOH	139.93 ± 8.47^a	109.54 ± 5.98^a	137.49 ± 8.91^a	1222.52 ± 58.32^a
	95% EtOH	36.55 ± 6.61^c	34.08 ± 2.88^c	33.98 ± 2.38^d	1014.29 ± 26.02^b
	Hexane	2.15 ± 0.07^e	3.70 ± 0.77^e	3.22 ± 0.17^f	106.16 ± 10.15^e
Mature	Water	29.04 ± 2.70 ^cd	19.81 ± 3.81^d	29.39 ± 0.99^d	710.15 ± 20.32^d
	50% EtOH	131.22 ± 8.27^a	87.00 ± 4.19^b	111.47 ± 4.73^b	1094.45 ± 93.86^b
	95% EtOH	21.31 ± 3.49^d	20.71 ± 2.76^d	20.84 ± 2.48^e	668.57 ± 60.60^d
	Hexane	1.44 ± 0.56^e	3.00 ± 0.79^e	1.92 ± 0.04^f	131.67 ± 9.21^e
F-test
C.V. (%)		9.89	8.47	8.41	6.6

Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3). Values in the same column followed by different letters indicate significant differences at according to Duncan’s multiple range test;  = significant at level.