Research Article

Radical Scavenging, Proteases Activities, and Phenolics Composition of Bark Extracts from 21 Medicinal Plants

Table 1

Total phenols, % scavenging of DPPH, % inhibition of trypsin, and IC50 value of medicinal plants.

Plant nameTP (mg GAE/g crude extract)DPPH scavenging (%)IC50 (μg/mL)Trypsin inhibition (%)Reported phenols

A.  catechu 608 ± 2090 ± 18 ± 143 ± 2Flavonol derivative
A.  lebbeck 625 ± 2692 ± 119 ± 225 ± 1
A.  modesta 661 ± 1592 ± 28 ± 137 ± 2
A.  nilotica 715 ± 1795 ± 26 ± 152 ± 3Epicatechin, flavonol, and catechin derivatives
C.  fistula 597 ± 1388 ± 14 ± 156 ± 3Catechin, flavonol derivative
C.  zeylanicum 627 ± 1092 ± 113 ± 332 ± 2Epicatechin derivative
E.  jambolana 692 ± 2495 ± 212 ± 246 ± 2Ellagic acid, kaempherol derivative
E.  suberosa 564 ± 1688 ± 128 ± 427 ± 1
F.  benghalensis 618 ± 2489 ± 116 ± 221 ± 1Leucopelargon derivative, leucocyanidin
F.  infectoria 576 ± 2188 ± 124 ± 328 ± 1
F.  racemosa 692 ± 2795 ± 211 ± 225 ± 2Racemosic acid, bergenin
F.  religiosa 635 ± 1590 ± 19 ± 232 ± 1
P.  guajava 656 ± 1091 ± 115 ± 230 ± 1Catechin derivative
P.  granatum 712 ± 996 ± 17 ± 127 ± 2Ellagic acid, isoflavone, and gallic acid derivative
P.  longifolia 528 ± 1687 ± 165 ± 522 ± 2
P.  roxburghii 570 ± 2287 ± 111 ± 239 ± 2Ferulic acid derivative
M.  champaca 650 ± 2591 ± 113 ± 333 ± 3
M.  elengi 706 ± 994 ± 13 ± 029 ± 2Myricetin-3-rhamnoside
M.  indica 700 ± 1396 ± 212 ± 136 ± 11,7-dihydroxy xanthone, gallic acid and chromone derivative
Z.  jujuba 670 ± 1794 ± 117 ± 244 ± 2Flavonol, quercetin and catechin derivative

Results are mean ± SD (); —: not found.