Botanical Studies

Table 1 Total flavonoid (TF), hydroxycinnamic acid (TH), and proanthocyanidin (TPR) contents in the leaf and rhizome extracts

From: Antibacterial, anti-glucosidase, and antioxidant activities of selected highland ferns of Malaysia

	TF (mg CE/g)	TH (mg CAE/g)	TPR (mg LE/g)
Leaf extract
C. latebrosa	101.67 ± 6.52^a	56.32 ± 0.79^a	1.43 ± 0.01^a
D. curranii	19.07 ± 0.46^b	34.53 ± 0.12^b	16.80 ± 0.11^b
G. truncata	65.41 ± 1.46^c	52.84 ± 1.27^a	5.97 ± 0.11^c
P. triloba	118.59 ± 1.60^d	69.70 ± 3.37^c	29.37 ± 0.14^d
Rhizome extract
C. latebrosa	5.85 ± 0.58^e	4.84 ± 0.14^d	2.53 ± 0.09^e
D. curranii	48.89 ± 0.62^f	28.46 ± 0.50^e	17.77 ± 0.10^f
G. truncata	50.30 ± 1.64^f	30.21 ± 0.49^e	18.50 ± 0.07^g
P. triloba	82.11 ± 2.58^g	45.82 ± 0.11^f	24.88 ± 0.10^h

Values are presented as mean ± SE (n = 3). Values in the same column that are followed by different superscript letters are significantly different (p < 0.05), as determined using the Fisher’s LSD test.

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