Effect of Different Processing Methods on Phytochemical Contents and Neuroprotective Activity of Camellia euphlebia Leaves Extract
Table 2
: Comparison of the major components of aqueous extracts processed by different pretreatments.
Samples
Yield of extracts (%)
Phytochemical contents (%)
Flavonoids
Polyphenols
Saponins
Polysaccharides
Catechin
60 mesh
10.40 ± 0.79a
4.74 ± 0.68a
2.64 ± 0.71a
5.09 ± 0.80a
18.50 ± 1.50a
0.53 ± 0.04a
200 mesh
11.93 ± 0.40b
6.67 ± 0.18ab
5.59 ± 0.93b
7.40 ± 0.78ab
25.40 ± 1.98ab
1.33 ± 0.07b
PS
12.83 ± 0.57b
8.27 ± 1.18bc
3.72 ± 0.73a
7.22 ± 0.0.90ab
24.85 ± 3.34ab
1.54 ± 0.09bc
PAI-1
16.90 ± 0.44c
8.05 ± 0.82bc
5.45 ± 0.52b
7.65 ± 0.93ab
30.93 ± 5.09bc
1.40 ± 0.08bc
PAI-2
18.93 ± 0.25d
11.78 ± 0.62d
6.15 ± 0.29b
9.43 ± 1.19b
34.60 ± 3.37c
1.99 ± 0.11d
PAI-3
15.73 ± 0.60c
5.11 ± 0.46a
5.75 ± 0.60b
6.26 ± 1.01a
27.10 ± 3.08abc
1.57 ± 0.0.05c
The values are expressed as mean ± SEM from triplicate assays. Within each row, values with different superscripts are significantly different from each other (), as determined by Tukey’s t-test. PS: press shear technology; PAI: press-shear assisted interaction technology.