Research Article

Allocation of Secondary Metabolites, Photosynthetic Capacity, and Antioxidant Activity of Kacip Fatimah (Labisia pumila Benth) in Response to and Light Intensity

Table 3

Interaction effects of CO2 levels and irradiance on leaf total phenolics and total flavonoids production in Labisia pumila.

CO2 levels ( mol/mol)Irradiances ( mol/m2/s)Soluble sugar
(mg sucrose/g dry weight)
Anthocyanin
(mg petunidin/g dry weight)
Ascorbic acid
(mg/g dry weight)

40022532.110 ± 2.110c0.860 ± 0.211b0.064 ± 0.001c
50026.220 ± 0.340f0.701 ± 0.011c0.050 ± 0.003e
67523.100 ± 0.231i0.610 ± 0.231e0.041 ± 0.004g
90018.341 ± 1.241l0.371 ± 0.05h0.024 ± 0.003j

80022535.210 ± 2.152b0.881 ± 0.041a0.065 ± 0.002b
50028.910 ± 0.452e0.750 ± 0.012b0.053 ± 0.006d
67524.271 ± 2.441h0.640 ± 0.060d0.043 ± 0.001f
90019.722 ± 3.212k0.400 ± 0.073g0.030 ± 0.003i

120022540.712 ± 2.561a0.920 ± 0.020a0.071 ± 0.002a
50030.721 ± 2.110d0.790 ± 0.012b0.059 ± 0.001d
67526.110 ± 0.450g0.671 ± 0.053d0.047 ± 0.004f
90021.211 ± 3.212j0.480 ± 0.031f0.036 ± 0.003h

All results are expressed as means ± standard error of mean (SEM). . Means not sharing a common letter within a column were significantly different at .