LC-MS and GC-MS Profiling of Different Fractions of Ficus platyphylla Stem Bark Ethanolic Extract
Table 2
Percentage yield (%w/w), total phenolic, and flavonoid content of the different fractions obtained from ethanolic extract of Ficus platyphylla stem bark.
Plant extract
Initial weight of dried Ficus platyphylla stem bark = 1000 g
Weight of recovered extract (g)
Percentage yield (% w/w)
Total flavonoid content (mg of QE/g dry weight of FPSB fraction)
Total phenol content (mg of GAE/g dry weight of FPSB fraction)
FPSB crude extract
116.38
11.63
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Petroleum ether
3.43
2.94
126.49 ± 0.004
7.02 ± 0.0145
Chloroform
2.68
2,30
274.89 ± 0.0213
59.31 ± 0.0004
Ethyl acetate
4.59
3.94
512.74 ± 0.0120
86.63 ± 0.0001
Methanol
81.04
69.63
527.38 ± 0.0040
92.46 ± 0.0003
Values are expressed as mean ± SD of triplicate determination. Values are not statistically significant at > 0.05. GAE- gallic acid equivalent, QE- quercetin equivalent, FPSB- Ficus platyphylla stem bark.
