Research Article

A New Flavanone as a Potent Antioxidant Isolated from Chromolaena odorata L. Leaves

Table 1

Antioxidant and α-glucosidase activities of the extracts and compounds from C. odorata.

SamplesTotal phenolic contents (μg GAE/mg of sample) ± SD1DPPH  
IC50 (μg/mL) ± SD1
ABTS  
IC50 (μg/mL) ± SD1
α-Glucosidase inhibition  
IC50 (μg/mL) ± SD1

Samples (Extracts of C. odorata)

n-Hexane14.65 ± 0.98>319.46>99.01>1250
Dichloromethane74.84 ± 2.1190.83 ± 0.3113.97 ± 0.22>1250
Ethyl acetate104.08 ± 3.8757.26 ± 1.0724.43 ± 0.09779.54 ± 6.16
Methanol57.11 ± 4.85188.61 ± 3.3146.80 ± 2.911329.31 ± 2.68
Water27.49 ± 1.41>319.4621.37 ± 0.89>1250

Samples (the compounds isolated from C. odorata)

Odoratenin NS2NS27.51 ± 1.57>62.5
Isosakuranetin NS2NS2>9.9>312.5
Subscandenin NS2NS2NS2NS2

Standard

Gallic acidas a standard curve1.11 ± 0.42NS2NS2
TroloxNS2NS27.84 ± 0.45NS2
AcarboseNS2NS2NS27.67 ± 1.86

represent the means ± standard deviations for triplicate experiments.
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