Phenolics, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Immature and Mature Blumea balsamifera Leaf Extracts Eluted with Different Solvents
Table 3
Content of quercetin in extracts of immature and mature leaves of B. balsamifera using different eluting solvents.
Treatment
Quercetin (μg QE/g DW)
Maturity
Solvent
Immature
6921.5 ± 9595.4a
Mature
1524.2 ± 2002.1b
F-test (maturity)
Water
1700.7 ± 1193.0b
50% EtOH
13717.9 ± 859.2a
95%EtOH
1436.3 ± 864.0b
Hexane
36.4 ± 9.3c
F-test (solvent)
F-test (maturity solvent)
Immature
Water
2760.2 ± 416.3c
50% EtOH
22680.4 ± 1808.1a
95% EtOH
2200.9 ± 316.6c
Hexane
44.5 ± 2.6d
Mature
Water
641.2 ± 131.7d
50% EtOH
4755.4 ± 859.2b
95% EtOH
671.8 ± 112.2d
Hexane
28.3 ± 3.2d
F-test
C.V. (%)
17.38
Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3). Values in the same column followed by different letters indicate significant differences at according to Duncan’s multiple range test; = significant at level.