Research Article
Antioxidant Capacity and Radical Scavenging Effect of Polyphenol Rich Mallotus philippenensis Fruit Extract on Human Erythrocytes: An In Vitro Study
Table 1
Phytochemical tests of Mallotus philippenensis fruit extract.
| S. No. | Constituents | Tests | Hydroalcoholic extract (MPE) |
| 1 | Alkaloids | Mayer’s reagent | ++ | Dragendroff’s reagent | +++ | Hager’s reagent | ++ | Wagner’s | − |
| 2 | Sterols | Liebermann’s sterol test | + | Liebermann’s test | + | Salkowski’s test | + |
| 3 | Carbohydrate and glycosides | Molisch’s reagent | +++ | Fehling’s reagent | ++ | Barfoed’s reagent | ++ | Borntrager’s reagent | + | 5% KOH | − |
| 4 | Fixed oils and fats | Spot test | − | Saponification | − |
| 5 | Phenolic compounds | Extract + Fecl3 | +++ |
| 6 | Test for tannins | Lead acetate solution | + | Fecl3 | − |
| 7 | Proteins and amino acids | Biuret test | ++ | Ninhydrin test | ++ | Xanthoproteic test | ++ | Million’s reagent | ++ |
| 8 | Triterpenoids and saponins | Tin + Thionyl Chloride | ++ | Foam test | + | Haemolysis test | + |
| 9 | Gums and mucilages | Precipitation with 95% alcohol | − | Molisch’s test | − | Ruthenium test | − |
| 10 | Flavone and flavonoids | Aqueous NaOH | +++ |
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+: present, ++: present at moderate level, +++: present at high level, and −: absent.
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