Characterization and Quantification of Compounds in the Hydroalcoholic Extract of the Leaves from Terminalia catappa Linn. (Combretaceae) and Their Mutagenic Activity

Table 4

Determining the accuracy of the method for the determination of each of the substances quantified.

Substances investigated	Repetition (%)			Recovery mean	DP	RSD (%)
	1	2	3
Ellagic acid	90.4	87.75	84.52	87.56	2.94	0.03
Total punicalagins	86.9	86.26	85.86	86.34	0.52	0.01

RSD (%) = RSD: relative standard deviation (100 × SD/mean).