Antioxidant and Proapoptotic Activities of Sclerocarya birrea [(A. Rich.) Hochst.] Methanolic Root Extract on the Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Line HepG2

Table 1

Total phenolic (TPC), flavonoid (TFC), and tannin (TTC) content in Sclerocarya birrea extracts.

Extract	TPC^*	TFC^**	TTC^***
HRE	46.99 ± 1.25	7.99 ± 0.87	166.45 ± 8.01
CRE	42.77 ± 2.44	16.67 ± 2.14	215.04 ± 12.25
CMRE	100.94 ± 5.74	24.33 ± 4.78	376.30 ± 18.51
MRE	861.94 ± 12.25	95.47 ± 8.27	1109.68 ± 21.59

Root extracts: HRE (n-hexane); CRE (CHCl₃); CMRE [CHCl₃ : MeOH (9 : 1)]; MRE (MeOH).
^*TPC was expressed as mg gallic acid equivalent/g of dried extract.
^**TFC was expressed as mg of quercetin equivalent/g of dried extract.
^***TTC was expressed as mg of tannic acid equivalent/g of dried extract.
Results were expressed as mean () ± standard deviation; .