Research Article

Ameliorative Effect of Cactus (Opuntia ficus indica) Extract on Lithium-Induced Nephrocardiotoxicity: A Biochemical and Histopathological Study

Table 2

Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities of cactus cladode extract (Ben Saad et al. [4]).


(mg GAE/g CCE)

(mg QE/g CCE)

(mg/ml)
IC50 reducing power (mg/ml)IC50 chelating activity (mg/ml)

CCE125.01 ± 0.9071.02 ± 0.7570.30 ± 0.030.36 ± 0.080.49 ± 0.03

phenolic content as gallic acid equivalent. flavonoid content as quercetin equivalent. radical scavenging activity.