Table 1 List of required chemicals used in this research.
From: In vitro antioxidant activity of Ficus carica L. latex from 18 different cultivars
Chemicals and reagents | Chemical formula | Purpose | Company | Purity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Methanol | CH3OH | Extraction solvent | Friendemann Schmidt, Australia | 99.8 |
Ethanol | C2H5OH | Extraction solvent | Friendemann Schmidt, Australia | 99.9 |
Ethyl acetate | C4H8O2 | Extraction solvent | Friendemann Schmidt, Australia | 99.5 |
n-Hexane | C6H14 | Extraction solvent | Sigma-Aldrich (USA) | 99 |
DPPH | C18H12N5O6 | DPPH assay | Sigma-Aldrich (USA) | 95 |
ABTS | C18H18N4O6S4 | ABTS assay | Sigma-Aldrich (USA) | 98 |
2,4,6-tri(2-pyridyl)-s-triazine | C18H12N6 | FRAP assay | Sigma-Aldrich (USA) | 99 |
Ferric chloride | FeCl3 | FRAP assay | Sigma-Aldrich (USA) | 97 |
6-Hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid (Trolox) | C14H18O4 | Standard | Sigma-Aldrich (USA) | 97 |
FC reagent | C6H6O | TPC analysis | Merck Millipore (Germany) | – |
Sodium carbonate | Na2CO3 | TPC analysis | Merck Millipore (Germany) | 99.8 |
Potassium persulfate | K2S2O8 | FRAP assay | Friendemann Schmidt, Australia | 99 |
Potassium ferricyanide | C6N6FeK3 | FRAP assay | Sigma-Aldrich (USA) | 99.5 |
Trichloroacetic acid | C2HCl3O2 | FRAP assay | Friendemann Schmidt, Australia | 99.5 |
Monohydrate gallic acid | C7H8O6 | Standard for TPC | Friendemann Schmidt, Australia | 99 |
Hydrochloric acid | HCl | FRAP assay | Friendemann Schmidt, Australia | 37 |
