Research Article

Pharmacological and Genotoxic Properties of Polyphenolic Extracts of Cedrela odorata L. and Juglans regia L. Barks in Rodents

Table 1

Concentration of phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity in C. odorata and J. regia bark extracts.

SolventYield %TP
mg GAE/g extract
TF
mg CE/g extract
PAC
mg CE/g extract
DPPH (EC50)
µg/mL
-Carotene
(% AA)

Cedrela odorata
 Water5.07203.2 ± 18.0a94.3 ± 10.3a144.6 ± 16.1a1385.4 ± 31.8a7.1 ± 0.5a
 Ethanol 96%2.28332.4 ± 10.9b144.3 ± 10.3b180.0 ± 9.1ab645.5 ± 22.0b9.5 ± 0.5b
 Ethanol 70%5.89549.6 ± 20.7c144.6 ± 10.5b266.7 ± 10.7c654.2 ± 21.9b10.4 ± 0.3c
 Ethyl acetate1.30304.9 ± 12.1d186.4 ± 19.7c313.2 ± 11.3c739.1 ± 54.4c9.5 ± 0.5b
Juglans regia
 Water21.40405.7 ± 23.0e257.4 ± 17.0d198.7 ± 2.7b517.7 ± 12.2d14.0 ± 3.8d
 Ethanol 96%6.76577.3 ± 24.9c296.5 ± 10.0e538.9 ± 72.6d323.2 ± 4.0e13.4 ± 1.4d
 Ethanol 70%10.54570.3 ± 13.4c321.2 ± 15.8e548.7 ± 59.0d373.8 ± 4.9e12.5 ± 0.9e
 Ethyl acetate1.05568.7 ± 15.3c374.8 ± 7.6f443.0 ± 24.0e331.2 ± 4.7e14.1 ± 1.0d

Each value represents the mean of   ± standard deviation. Different letters between groups in each column indicate a significant difference () assessed using the Fisher-LSD test.