Mineral Composition, Phenolic Content, and In Vitro Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Properties of Aqueous and Organic Extracts of Haloxylon scoparium Aerial Parts
Table 4
Contents of total polyphenols, flavonoids, and catechic tannins in aqueous and organic extracts of the aerial part of Haloxylon scoparium.
Extracts
Total phenolic content (µg GAE mg−1E)
Total flavonoid content (µg QE mg−1E)
Total catechic tannin content (µg CE mg−1E)
Aqueous
Decocted
6.83±0.04a
306.59±4.35a
3.78±0.35a,b,c,e
Infused
3.81 ± 0.21a,b
228.67 ± 10.87b
1.1 ± 0.13a,c
Macerated
3.96 ± 0.07a,b
135.78 ± 3.57c
2.25 ± 0.12a,b,c
Organic
Methanol
161.65±1.52c
612.47±10.10d
6.02 ± 0.11b
Macerated methanol
147.11 ± 6.11d
641.03±7.8d
0.26 ± 0.2c
Ethyl acetate
54.24 ± 2.70e
416.73 ± 10.18e
23.69±0.6d
Chloroform
49.42 ± 1.02e
263.25 ± 2.59b
21.25 ± 2.25d
Petroleum ether
11.30 ± 1.58b,f
168.3 ± 7.91c
7.55 ± 1.18b,e
All results expressed are mean of three individual replicates (n = 3 ± SEM). Values with the same letter superscript in the same row are not significantly different ( < 0.05).