Research Article

Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Leaf

Table 4

ABTS, FRAP, metal chelating, and phosphomolybdenum radical scavenging activity of C. dipsaceus leaf.

Sample extractsABTS
( m trolox equi/g extract)
FRAP
(mM Fe(II)/mg extract)
Metal chelating
(g EDTA equi/100 g)
Phosphomolybdenum
(mg AAE/g)

Chloroform
Ethyl acetate
Methanol
Hot water

Values are mean of triplicate determination ( ) standard deviation.
EDTA: ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid; AAE: ascorbic acid equivalence.
Values followed by superscript indicate statistical significance .