Research Article

Antioxidative and Anticholinesterase Activity of Cyphomandra betacea Fruit

Table 1

Phytochemical contents of C. betacea  fruit extracts.

SamplesTotal phenolics1Total flavonoids2Total anthocyanins3Total carotenoid4

80% methanol
 Flesh2.61 ± 0.12b2.41 ± 0.02b4.15 ± 0.04a25.13 ± 0.35a
 Peel4.89 ± 0.04a3.36 ± 0.01a1.36 ± 0.10c19.13 ± 1.93b
Aqueous
 Flesh1.81 ± 0.02d1.15 ± 0.01c2.15 ± 0.14b19.93 ± 0.05b
 Peel2.40 ± 0.01c1.29 ± 0.02b0.61 ± 0.03d11.84 ± 0.63c

Values are presented as mean ± SD ( ) which, with different letters (within column), are significantly different at .
1Total phenolic content was expressed as mg gallic acid equivalents in 1 g of dried sample (mg GAE/g).
2Total flavonoid content was expressed as mg rutin equivalents in 1 g of dried sample (mg RE/g).
3Total anthocyanin content was expressed as mg of cyanidin-3-glucoside equivalents in 100 g of dried sample (mg C-3-GE/100 g dried sample).
4Total carotenoid content was expressed as mg of β-carotene in 100 g of dried sample (mg BC/100 g dried sample).