Table 2 Total phenolic content (TPC), DPPH and FRAP assays of L. humilis and L. stuhlmannii bark.

From: Tannin-rich extracts from Lannea stuhlmannii and Lannea humilis (Anacardiaceae) exhibit hepatoprotective activities in vivo via enhancement of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2

Bark extract

TPC (mg GAE/g extract)

DPPH

FRAP

(EC50 µg/mL)

(mM FeSO4 equivalent/mg sample)

L. humilis

275

9.3

19.77

L. stuhlmannii

336

5.6

18.32

Ascorbic acid

—

2.92

—

Quercetin

—

—

24.04

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