Antimicrobial Properties of Strychnos phaeotricha (Loganiaceae) Liana Bark Secondary Metabolites at the Interface of Nanosilver Particles and Nanoencapsulation by Chitosan Transport Vehicles

Table 2

Encapsulation efficiency of chitosan nanocapsules (NCs).

Extract		Total polyphenol content (mg eq of gallic acid/g of extract)	Encapsulation efficiency (%)
NC-AE	AE	23.280	73.500
	Chitosan+AE	0.035
	Supernatant	0.009
NC-ME	ME	43.490	69.340
	Chitosan+ME	0.065
	Supernatant	0.020

Note. ME: methanolic extract; EA: aqueous extract; eq: equivalent.