Research Article

In Vitro Ion Chelating, Antioxidative Mechanism of Extracts from Fruits and Barks of Tetrapleura tetraptera and Their Protective Effects against Fenton Mediated Toxicity of Metal Ions on Liver Homogenates

Table 2

Representation of the level of phenolic compounds in the different plant parts.

Phenol standardsStandard retention timeT. tetraptera (fruits)T. tetraptera (barks)
CharacteristicsT.R (Decker #547) (mUA)Conc. (mg/g DW) (mUA)Conc. (mg/g DW)

3.4-OH benzoic acid19.10 ± 00 00 ± 00 00 ± 00 226.00 ± 00 8.91 ± 00
Apigenin33.49 ± 00 39.16 ± 00 0.01 ± 00 841.09 ± 00 0.21 ± 00
Caffeic acid25.67 ± 00 1210.83 ± 00 22.72 ± 00 38.34 ± 00 0.72 ± 00
Catechin23.48 ± 00 785.99 ± 00 57.13 ± 00 223.34 ± 00 16.23 ± 00
Eugenol29.43 ± 00 3316.70 ± 00 958.81 ± 00 564.46 ± 00 163.18 ± 00
Gallic acid14.38 ± 00 383.80 ± 00 9.84 ± 00 148.70 ± 00 3.81 ± 00
O-Coumaric acid25.11 ± 00 1357.50 ± 00 41.91 ± 00 487.81 ± 00 15.06 ± 00
OH-tyrosol21.91 ± 00 737.50 ± 00 68.13 ± 00 88.6 ± 00 8.18 ± 00
P-Coumaric acid30.52 ± 00 2595.24 ± 00 50.82 ± 00 1078.95 ± 00 21.13 ± 00
Quercetin42.19 ± 00 3765.61 ± 00 353.78 ± 00 360.40 ± 00 33.86 ± 00
Rutin29.45 ± 00 2500.70 ± 00 210.54 ± 00 231.55 ± 00 19.50 ± 00
Syringic acid25.55 ± 00 1210.83 ± 00 30.02 ± 00 00 ± 00 00 ± 00
Theobromine17.35 ± 00 643.97 ± 00 21.59 ± 00 74.21 ± 00 2.49 ± 00
Tyrosol21.77 ± 00 2072.02 ± 00 121.05 ± 00 215.35 ± 00 12.58 ± 00
Vanillic acid25.27 ± 00 1129.18 ± 00 36.07 ± 00266.50 ± 00 8.51 ± 00

Conc.: concentration; DW: dried weight; T.R: retention time; : area.