Table 3 DPPH radical scavenging activity and Ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP) capacity.

From: Phytochemical analysis and biological activities of essential oils extracted from Origanum grossii and Thymus pallidus: in vitro and in silico analysis

 

O. grossii

T. pallidus

BHT

Quercetin

IC50 (mg/mL)

0.073 ± 0.001***

0.131 ± 0.002

0.120 ± 0.001

–

EC50 (mg/mL)

56.333 ± 1.778***

79.333 ± 1.556***

–

33.450 ± 0.027

  1. IC50: half maximal inhibitory concentration, EC50: half maximal effective concentration, data are reported as mean values ± SD of three measurements. Means were significantly different when ***P ≤ 0.001.
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