Research Article

Phenolic Content and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Malva sylvestris L., Malva oxyloba Boiss., Malva parviflora L., and Malva aegyptia L. Leaves Extract

Table 8

DPPH Free radical scavenging antioxidant activity (IC50) values.

ExtractsIC50 values (µg/ml), ±SD of M. oxylobaIC50 values (µg/ml), ±SD of M. aegyptiaIC50 values (µg/ml), ±SD of M. sylvestrisIC50 values (µg/ml), ±SD of M. parvifloraIC50 values (µg/ml), ±SD of Trolox

Acetone32.35 ± 0.7315.48 ± 0.994.07 ± 1.0427.54 ± 1.661.86 ± 0.80
Methanol1.94 ± 1.847.58 ± 1.4410.47 ± 1.4872.44 ± 1.36
Hexane18.19 ± 0.796.9 ± 1.4219.49 ± 1.1522.9 ± 1.47
Aqueous15.5 ± 0.677.11 ± 2.1533.35 ± 0.7632.95 ± 0.67

n = 3 individual experiments.