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Table 2 Phytochemical content and in vitro antioxidant activity of HE

From: Neurogenesis-dependent antidepressant-like activity of Hericium erinaceus in an animal model of depression

H. erinaceus /

Ascorbic acid

Total polyphenol content

(mg GAE/g)

Total flavonoid content

(mg CE/g)

Total antioxidant capacity

(mg AAE/g)

DPPH

(EC50; mg/mL)

FRAP

(µmol FeSO4.7H2O equivalents/g)

H. erinaceus

2.26 ± 0.20

0.73 ± 0.03

7.79 ± 0.43

1.44 ± 0.05a

52.34 ± 4.82a

Ascorbic acid

–

–

–

0.01 ± 0.00b

2648 ± 50.29b

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD. Means with different letter superscripts in the same assay are significantly different (p < 0.001)
  2. AAE ascorbic acid equivalent, CE catechin equivalent, DPPH 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, EC50 half-maximal effective concentration, FeSO4.7H2O ferrous sulphate, FRAP ferric reducing antioxidant power, GAE gallic acid equivalent, HE H. erinaceus standardised aqueous extract
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Chinese Medicine

ISSN: 1749-8546

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