Evaluation of antioxidant, anti-hemolytic, cytotoxic effects and anti-bacterial activity of selected mangrove plants (Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Heritiera littoralis) in Bangladesh

Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 1 Antioxidant properties of methanol leaf extract of selected mangrove plant species

Tested materials	Total phenolic content^a	Total Flavonoid content^b	DPPH scavenging capacity IC₅₀ (μg/mL)	H₂O₂ scavenging capacity IC₅₀ (μg/mL)	FRAP value^c
B. gymnorrhiza	58.917 ± 0.601	77.21 ± 0.016	113.79 ± 0.168	112.91 ± 0.164	193.97 ± 0.508
H. littoralis	36.625 ± 0.551	114.52 ± 0.339	121.23 ± 0.321	140.32 ± 0.301	101.11 ± 0.418
L-ascorbic acid	–	–	35.7 ± 0.46	51.80 ± 0.143	36.78 ± 0.263

^amg galic acid equivalent (GAE)/g sample, ^bmg quercetin equivalent (QE)/g sample, ^cmmol Fe(II) equivalent/g sample. Values are mean ± SEM (n = 3), Statistical significance p < 0.05