Research Article

Microwave-Assisted Extraction and Phytochemical Profile of Nonea pulmonarioides and Its Antifungal, Antibacterial, and Antioxidant Activities

Table 4

Antioxidant activity/β-carotene/linoleic acid bleaching assay.

No.SampleAbsorbance averageβ-carotene assay (%I), ±SD

1NPAE0.154232.41 ± 0.93
2NPME0.138129.02 ± 0.52
3NPPE0.128226.94 ± 0.65
4BHT0.387281.39 ± 1.05

NPPE: petroleum ether extract; NPAE: acetone extract; NPME: methanol extract; BHT: butylated hydroxytoluene.