Antioxidant Capacity and Radical Scavenging Effect of Polyphenol Rich Mallotus philippenensis Fruit Extract on Human Erythrocytes: An In Vitro Study

Table 1

Phytochemical tests of Mallotus philippenensis fruit extract.

S. No.	Constituents	Tests	Hydroalcoholic extract (MPE)
1	Alkaloids	Mayer’s reagent	++
		Dragendroff’s reagent	+++
		Hager’s reagent	++
		Wagner’s	−
2	Sterols	Liebermann’s sterol test	+
		Liebermann’s test	+
		Salkowski’s test	+
3	Carbohydrate and glycosides	Molisch’s reagent	+++
		Fehling’s reagent	++
		Barfoed’s reagent	++
		Borntrager’s reagent	+
		5% KOH	−
4	Fixed oils and fats	Spot test	−
		Saponification	−
5	Phenolic compounds	Extract + Fecl3	+++
6	Test for tannins	Lead acetate solution	+
		Fecl3	−
7	Proteins and amino acids	Biuret test	++
		Ninhydrin test	++
		Xanthoproteic test	++
		Million’s reagent	++
8	Triterpenoids and saponins	Tin + Thionyl Chloride	++
		Foam test	+
		Haemolysis test	+
9	Gums and mucilages	Precipitation with 95% alcohol	−
		Molisch’s test	−
		Ruthenium test	−
10	Flavone and flavonoids	Aqueous NaOH	+++

+: present, ++: present at moderate level, +++: present at high level, and −: absent.