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Table 2 Total phenolics content and radical-scavenging capacity of methanolic extracts from wild bitter melon leaves

From: Antioxidant, cell-protective, and anti-melanogenic activities of leaf extracts from wild bitter melon (Momordica charantia Linn. var. abbreviata Ser.) cultivars

Variety and cultivars

Total phenolics (mg GAE/g)

IC50values (mg/mL)

DPPH

NO

Superoxide

Hydroxyl radical

WV

33.70 ± 0.48b

4.79 ± 0.30a

0.79 ± 0.01

5.77 ± 0.10a

0.026 ± 0.003a

HL-1

25.86 ± 0.36a

28.00 ± 0.83c

0.76 ± 0.02

9.12 ± 0.22c

0.042 ± 0.004b

HL-2

25.94 ± 0.35a

20.39 ± 1.12b

0.80 ± 0.02

7.71 ± 0.35b

0.022 ± 0.004a

  1. GAE: Gallic acid equivalent. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. Values in a column followed by the same superscript letter are not significantly different as determined by Duncan's multiple tests.