Evaluation of Nitrite Radical Scavenging Properties of Selected Zimbabwean Plant Extracts and Their Phytoconstituents

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Phytoconstituents</td><td align="center">Potency (<svg height="12.125" id="M7" style="vertical-align:-2.72118pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 8.8249998 12.125" width="8.8249998" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>g/mL)</td><td align="center">Nitric oxide scavenged %</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Alkaloids</td><td align="center">197</td><td align="center">64</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Saponins</td><td align="center">62</td><td align="center">52</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Flavonoids </td><td align="center">78</td><td align="center">41</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Nitrite radical activity of <i>Parinari curatellifolia</i> phytoconstituents.

Journal of Food Processing

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Table 2: Evaluation of Nitrite Radical Scavenging Properties of Selected Zimbabwean Plant Extracts and Their Phytoconstituents 