Research Article

Protective Effect of Pitao (Pitavia punctata (R. & P.) Molina) Polyphenols against the Red Blood Cells Lipoperoxidation and the In Vitro LDL Oxidation

Table 1

Total phenolic and flavonoid contents and antioxidant activity of the different extracts obtained from P. punctata.

MeasurementMethanol 
(MeOH)
Acetone 
(Ac)
Dichloromethane 
(DCM)
value

Total Phenols 
(mg GAE/g of extract)
170.3 ± 8.656.8 ± 1.3130.8 ± 6.2
Total Flavonoid 
(mg QE/g of extract)
137.5 ± 5.917.6 ± 3.6111.6 ± 1.2
DPPH 
(IC50) (mg/mL)
0.07 ± 0.002>0.10.098 ± 0.002
FRAP 
(µmol Fe2+/g of extract)
851.9 ± 7.4185.2 ± 5.4548.2 ± 6.2

DPPH: 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl; FRAP: ferric reducing antioxidant power. among them; among them.