Table 4. Effect of enzyme treatment on total polyphenol, total flavonoid, and crude saponin contents of enzyme and ethanol combination extracts (Step I and Step II) from D. polystachya Turcz. bulbil

Treatment Total polyphenol (%) Total flavonoid (%) Crude saponin (%)
CON1) 0.872)±0.01d3) 0.44±0.01c 0.94±0.03b
T30 1.01±0.01c 0.51±0.01b 2.47±0.18a
T120 1.04±0.01b 0.52±0.01b 2.51±0.10a
T240 1.07±0.01a 0.55±0.01a 2.60±0.08a
F-value 486.21***4) 73.83*** 158.74***
Abbreviations are the same as in Table 1.
All values are Mean±SD (n=3).
a-dMeans with different small letters in the same column differ significantly by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05).
***p<0.001.