Table 2. Extraction yield, total polyphenol and flavonoid contents of Eremochloa ophiuroides extract

Extraction solvent Extraction yield (%) Total polyphenol (mg GAE/g)1) Total flavonoid (mg QE/g)2)
80% Ethanol 3.33±0.113)b4) 0.46±0.01a 0.26±0.02a
80% Methanol 4.25±0.07a 0.42±0.01b 0.25±0.02a
80% Acetone 3.24±0.06b 0.28±0.02d 0.12±0.00b
Water 3.84±0.08ab 0.30±0.01c 0.17±0.02b
Hot water 1.23±0.05c 0.32±0.02c 0.17±0.02c
Total polyphenol content analyzed as gallic acid equivalent (GAE) mg/g of extract.
Total flavonoid content analyzed as quercetin equivalent (QE) mg/g of extract.
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Different superscript letters (a-c) represent significant differences at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.