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The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 3 Total phenols in methanol and ethanol extracts of E. crassipes. Amounts are represented in equivalence to other standard antioxidants containing phenolic group (except ascorbic acid)

From: Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) leaves enhances disease resistance in Channa punctata from Vibrio harveyi infection

μg equivalent/mg extract

Methanol extract

Ethanol extract

Quercetin

18.20 ± 1.22a

26.37 ± 1.01b

Gallic acid

16.75 ± 1.08a

24.06 ± 0.90b

BHT

60.12 ± 1.25a

78.82 ± 2.53b

Ascorbic acid

49.13 ± 1.06a

54.65 ± 1.52b

  1. Values are represented as mean ± SEM. p values less than 0.05 are considered statistically significant. Values having different superscripts “a” and “b” in the same row are statistically different
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