Evaluation of Antioxidant Capacity of Solanum sessiliflorum (Cubiu) Extract: An In Vitro Assay

Table 3

Tests for the 70% hydroethanolic extract of the fruit Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal.

Compound classes assessed	Test results
Alkaloids
Mayer reagent	−
Dragendorff reagent	++
Bouchardat reagent	−
Bertrand reagent	++
Reaction of confirmation	Dragendorff and Bertrand
Organic acids	++ pH = 5.5–6
Phenols	+++
Heterogeneous flavonoids
Tauböck or Oxalo-boric reaction	+++
Pacheco reaction	−
Shinoda reaction	+
Coumarins	+
Anthraquinones	−
Sterols and Triterpenes	−

+++: strongly positive/++: positive/+: traits/−: negative.