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Table 3 Non-spectrophotometric quantitative phytochemical analysis of B. populneus and its derived fractions

From: Estimation of phytochemical constituents and in vitro antioxidant potencies of Brachychiton populneus (Schott & Endl.) R.Br.

Plant extracts/fractions

Percentage (%) yield per gram

Alkaloids

Flavonoids

Saponins

Terpenoids

BPM

6.93 ± 0.51

5.96 ± 0.33

20.4 ± 0.29

10.97 ± 0.35

BPH

2.3 ± 0.75

2.21 ± 0.6

8.0 ± 0.11

17.2 ± 0.73

BPC

3.8 ± 0.37

7.29 ± 0.52

12.5 ± 0.72

12.9 ± 0.85

BPE

16.7 ± 0.55

15.74 ± 0.2

14.8 ± 0.41

9.5 ± 0.40

BPB

10.2 ± 0.4

10.8 ± 0.21

17.3 ± 0.5

8.7 ± 0.21

BPA

18.1 ± 0.27

14.3 ± 0.7

16.1 ± 0.26

6.5 ± 0.55

  1. Mean ± SD (n = 3)
  2. BPM: B. populneus methanol extract; BPH: B. populneus n-hexane fraction; BPC: B. populneus chloroform fraction; BPE: B. populneus ethyl acetate fraction; BPB: B. populneus butanol fraction; BPA: B. populneus aqueous fraction
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