Research Article
Analgesic, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antioxidant Activities of Byrsonima duckeana W. R. Anderson (Malpighiaceae)
Table 1
Phenol content and antioxidant activity of Byrsonima duckeana.
| | Samples | Total phenols (EqGA/g) | DPPH (IC50 in μ ± σ μg/mL) | PES (% of AA) | TBARS (% inhibition of lipid peroxidation) |
| | Ethanolic extract | 466.60 | 14.88 ± 0.04 | 38.15 ± 0.00 | 76.95 ± 0.01 | | Hexane fraction | 108.84 | 38.51 ± 0.09 | 24.20 ± 0.00 | 70.57 ± 0.02 | | Chloroform fraction | 582.46 | 6.24 ± 0.02 | 60.29 ± 0.01 | 74.79 ± 0.02 | | Ethyl acetate fraction | 743.74 | 8.22 ± 0.04 | 42.46 ± 0.00 | 88.69 ± 0.01 | | Ascorbic acid | NT | 4.60 ± 0.14 | 100 | NT | | Rutin | NT | 6.01 ± 0.01 | 40.94 ± 0.01 | NT | | BHT | NT | NT | NT | 21.54 ± 0.02 |
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NT: not tested; shown in gallic acid equivalents.
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