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Table 2 Phytochemical composition of metabolites found in the leave extracts of Newbouldia laevis ( mg/100 g dry weight)

From: In vitro antioxidant capacity and free radical scavenging evaluation of active metabolite constituents of Newbouldia laevis ethanolic leaf extract

Plant metabolite

Composition

Cardiac glycosides

1.48 ± 0.22

Saponins

6.2 ± 0.10

Tannins

0.09 ± 0.30

Alkaloids

2.20 ± 0.03

Flavonoids

1.01 ± 0.34

Steroids

8.01 ± 0.04

Terpenoids

3.42 ± 0.67

  1. Results are mean of sextuplicate determinations on a dry weight basis ± standard deviation.
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Biological Research

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