Abstract
Total phenolics content and antioxidant activity of hot water extracts at temperatures ranging from 55 °C to 107 °C and several sample-to-water ratios (ranging from 1:45 to 1:120, g:ml) were determined for the dried leaves of two accessions of Ficus deltoidea. Total phenolics content and antioxidant activity had higher values in accession MFD 6. A significant difference (p <0.05) in the total phenolics content between the ratios of 1:45 and 1:120 was observed in both accessions at all temperatures tested. However only the temperature of 107 °C caused a significant difference (p <0.01) in antioxidant activity between the ratios of 1:45 and 1:120 in both accessions. A positive linear correlation (R2 = 0.65–0.76) which was statistically significant (p <0.01) was demonstrated between radical scavenging activity and total phenolics content in both accessions. The data indicate that F. deltoidea leaf has potential as a good source of phenolic antioxidants.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Accession MFD 6 had higher total phenolics content and antioxidant activity.
- Taxon
- Ficus deltoidea
Ficus deltoideat0 - Material
- accession MFD 6e0
- Outcome
- Total phenolics content and antioxidant activitye0
- Direction
- highere0
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Verbatim
e0“Total phenolics content and antioxidant activity had higher values in accession MFD 6.”
t0“Ficus deltoidea leaves”
Claim · model-written summary
Phenolics content differed between the 1:45 and 1:120 ratios in both accessions at all temperatures.
- Taxon
- Ficus deltoideaFicus deltoideat0
- Treatment
- ratios of 1:45e0
- Outcome
- total phenolics contente0
- Qualifier
- in both accessions at all temperatures testede0
- Comparator
- 1:120e0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“A significant difference (p <0.05) in the total phenolics content between the ratios of 1:45 and 1:120 was observed in both accessions at all temperatures tested.”
t0“Ficus deltoidea leaves”
Claim · model-written summary
At 107 °C, antioxidant activity differed between the 1:45 and 1:120 ratios in both accessions.
- Taxon
- Ficus deltoideaFicus deltoideat0
- Treatment
- ratios of 1:45e0
- Outcome
- antioxidant activitye0
- Qualifier
- temperature of 107 °Ce0
- Comparator
- 1:120e0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“only the temperature of 107 °C caused a significant difference (p <0.01) in antioxidant activity between the ratios of 1:45 and 1:120 in both accessions.”
t0“Ficus deltoidea leaves”
Claim · model-written summary
Radical scavenging activity was positively correlated with total phenolics content in both accessions.
- Taxon
- Ficus deltoideaFicus deltoideat0
- Outcome
- radical scavenging activitye0
- Direction
- positivee0
- Value
- R2 = 0.65–0.76e0
- Comparator
- total phenolics contente0
Not reportedCompound
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Verbatim
e0“A positive linear correlation (R2 = 0.65–0.76) which was statistically significant (p <0.01) was demonstrated between radical scavenging activity and total phenolics content in both accessions.”
t0“Ficus deltoidea leaves”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that F. deltoidea leaf is a potential source of phenolic antioxidants.
- Taxon
- F. deltoideaFicus deltoideae0
- Outcome
- good source of phenolic antioxidantse0
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Verbatim
e0“The data indicate that F. deltoidea leaf has potential as a good source of phenolic antioxidants.”