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Table 1 Phytochemical contents of 5% leachate of L. leucocephala leaves

From: Leucaena leucocephala leachate compromised membrane integrity, respiration and antioxidative defence of water hyacinth leaf tissues

Leachate

Total polyphenols (mg GAE/mL)

Total flavonoids (mg QE/mL)

Total hydroxycinnamic acids (mg CAE/mL)

Mimosine (mg/mL)

24 h

0.49 ± 0.01

0.52 ± 0.01

0.13 ± 0.01

0.28 ± 0.00

48 h

1.31 ± 0.02

1.45 ± 0.03

0.36 ± 0.01

0.91 ± 0.04

  1. Data are means ± SE (n = 3). The values for 48 h leachate were all significantly different from those of the 24 h leachate according to Student’s T test at p < 0.05.