Table 2 Comparison of the total antioxidant and flavonoid production in leaf extracts and cell suspension culture of F. deltoidea var. kunstleri. Values are represented as the mean ± standard error (n = 3).

From: Factors Affecting Cell Biomass and Flavonoid Production of Ficus deltoidea var. kunstleri in Cell Suspension Culture System

Biochemical Studies

Leaves (mg/g)

Cell Suspension Culture (mg/g)

Antioxidant DPPH (Trolox equivalent)

1.85 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.02

Antioxidant FRAP (Trolox equivalent)

9.62 ± 0.7

1.53 ± 0.05

Total flavonoid (Rutin equivalent)

23.76 ± 1.2

3.30 ± 0.27