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 9

Ferrous ion chelating activity of extracts (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 EDTA

Acetone425.5 ± 10.2405.1 ± 3.2315.5 ± 7.0350.0 ± 6.212.1 ± 1.1
Methanol269.1 ± 6.3295.2 ± 5.1225.2 ± 4.5260.2 ± 8.2
Hexane
Aqueous95.5 ± 3.486.1 ± 4.752.7 ± 1.875.8 ± 7.4

n = 3 individual experiments.