Table 1 Analysis of phenolics and flavonoids and antioxidant activity of herbal extracts, loaded herbs, and nanoparticles.

From: Nanoparticle delivery of combined plant extracts enhances immune response in immunocompromised rats

Material

Total antioxidant

(%)

Phenolics

(mg of gallic acid equivalents (GAEs)/g of extract)

Flavonoids

(mg of chatequin equivalents (CEs)/g of extract)

CS

16.70 a±0.06

0.13 a ±0.0004

0.33 a±0.002

C.CS

22.66 b±0.08

0.14 a±0.0008

0.45 b±0.002

Iv

93.74 k±0.39

23.04 j±0.008

19.76 k±0.03

Iv-CS

80.33 g±0.09

2.18 e±0.013

2.41 g±0.007

Iv-C.CS

84.13 i±0.1

2.43 g±0.01

2.70 h±0.006

Sc

82.83h ± 0.41

14.74 h±0.012

11.93 i±0.03

Sc-CS

65.37 c±0.05

1.55 b±0.0009

1.33 c±0.005

Sc-C.CS

70.69 e ±0.11

1.96 c±0.0008

1.44 d±0.005

Gg

87.92 j±0.12

19.03 i±0.009

14.07 j±0.03513

Gg-CS

68.77 d±0.08

2.02 d±0.001

1.49 e± 0.006

Gg-C.CS

73.20 f±0.05

2.29 f±0.007

1.81 f±0.005

  1. Values have the different superscripts are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05 according to one-way ANOVA followed by the Duncan test