Research Article

Comparison of the Inhibition of Monoamine Oxidase and Butyrylcholinesterase Activities by Infusions from Green Tea and Some Citrus Peels

Table 1

Total phenolic and flavonoid contents of infusions of green tea and some citrus peels.

Sample Total phenol (mg GAE/g)Total flavonoid (mg QE/g)

Green tea 43.3 ± 2.3a16.0 ± 2.1a
Orange 19.6 ± 1.1b 6.5 ± 1.2b
Shaddock 16.3 ± 1.1b 5.2 ± 0.9b
Grapefruit 17.7 ± 1.2b 5.9 ± 0.8b

Values represent means of triplicate. Values with the same alphabet along the same column are not significantly different ( ).
GAE, gallic acid equivalents; QE, quercetin equivalents.