Antioxidant Activity and Inhibitory Potential of Cistus salviifolius (L.) and Cistus monspeliensis (L.) Aerial Parts Extracts against Key Enzymes Linked to Hyperglycemia

Table 2

Total phenolic, flavonoid, and proanthocyanidin contents and antioxidant activities of Cistus extracts.

	Phenolic	Flavonoid	Proanthocyanidin
CSA
CSM
CMA
CMM

The results are expressed as ⁽¹⁾mg of gallic acid equivalent, ⁽²⁾mg of rutin equivalent, ⁽³⁾mg of catechin equivalent, ⁽⁴⁾mg of Trolox equivalent, ⁽⁵⁾mg of ascorbic acid equivalent per gram of extracts dry weight, and ⁽⁶⁾IC₅₀ (µg/mL).
The values are the mean of three determinations ± standard error.
Values in the same column not sharing a common letter (a to d) differ significantly at .
CSA: aqueous extract of Cistus salviifolius; CSM: methanolic extract of Cistus salviifolius; CMA: aqueous extract of Cistus monspeliensis; CMM: methanolic extract of Cistus monspeliensis.