Research Article

Antioxidant Potential, Subacute Toxicity, and Beneficiary Effects of Methanolic Extract of Pomelo (Citrus grandis L. Osbeck) in Long Evan Rats

Table 1

Polyphenol, flavonoid, and ascorbic acid contents as well as DPPH radical scavenging activity and FRAP values for pomelo methanolic extract.

Antioxidant activityResults

Total polyphenols (mg/100 g GAEs)515.45 ± 4.62
Total flavonoids (mg/100 g CEQs)21.71 ± 0.22
Ascorbic acid (mg/100 g AEs)87.25 ± 0.90
DPPH radical scavenging activity (IC50)(μg/mL)1.70 ± 0.00
FRAP value (μM Fe[II]/100 g)1848.2 ± 5.34

Data are presented as mean ± SD, n=3, where GAEs=gallic acid equivalent, CEQs= catechin equivalents, and AEs= ascorbic acid equivalents.