Table 4 Effect of solvent-to-latex ratio on the DPPH scavenging capacity and TPC of ‘White Genoa’ latex extract obtained via maceration.

From: In vitro antioxidant activity of Ficus carica L. latex from 18 different cultivars

Latex-to-solvent ratio (w/v)

DPPH scavenging capacity (%)

TPC (μg GAE/mL)

1:1

65.76 ± 2.17b

340.5 ± 13.30a

1:5

74.48 ± 2.90a

299.62 ± 8.69b

1:10

66.21 ± 3.04b

291.68 ± 10.22b

1:15

51.57 ± 2.11c

234.03 ± 6.91c

  1. Data are presented as the mean ± SD of three measurements. Different letters (a–d) for each column symbolise significant differences (p < 0.05) by means of Tukey’s HSD test.
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