Table 3. Total phenolic, flavonoid, flavanol, total soluble polysaccharide content, and antioxidant activity of different axial and radial positions from Acacia hybrid (average of three trees)

Radial Axial TPC (mg GAE/g) TFC (mg QE/g) TVC (mg CE/g) TSP (mg GE/g) IC50 (μg/mL)
Methanol Hot water Methanol Hot water Methanol Hot water Methanol Hot water Methanol
Near pith Bottom 402.9 ± 38.4 79.0 ± 7.27 29.6 ± 6.42 6.60 ± 1.39 12.2 ± 1.02 45.4 ± 17.5 475.4 ± 41.8 224.9 ± 42.0 166.3 ± 77.4
Middle 135.7 ± 11.3 65.0 ± 2.55 9.55 ± 0.31 6.35 ± 0.73 17.4 ± 2.12 58.0 ± 8.35 368.5 ± 57.2 242.2 ± 28.3 448 ± 66.3
Top 168.1 ± 39.5 80.9 ± 9.60 17.1 ± 6.89 6.72 ± 0.43 31.7 ± 2.47 64 ± 3.91 446.1 ± 51.4 207.9 ± 46.1 509.3 ± 57.6
Near bark Bottom 180.1 ± 29.8 69.8 ± 5.91 18.9 ± 1.20 5.81 ± 0.63 12.5 ± 2.82 42.9 ± 3.49 456.9 ± 76.9 330.5 ± 43.0 345.4 ± 41.4
Middle 235.7 ± 23.5 81.0 ± 5.22 9.57 ± 0.68 7.59 ± 0.56 24.7 ± 5.99 63.3 ± 3.07 384.2 ± 89.6 286.7 ± 11.8 428 ± 74.0
Top 145.4 ± 19.9 50.3 ± 6.99 13.9 ± 2.91 7.34 ± 1.13 27.3 ± 2.02 43.1 ± 2.24 457.9 ± 0.26 139.2 ± 36.0 504.1 ± 18.3
TPC: total phenolic content, TFC: total flavonoid content, TVC: total flavanol content, TSP: total soluble polysaccharide content.