Table 4.
Antioxidant properties of the tested extracts.
| Species | Parts | DPPH (mg TE/g) | ABTS (mg TE/g) | CUPRAC (mg TE/g) | FRAP (mg TE/g) | Chelating (mg EDTAE/g) | PBD (mmol TE/g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cistus monspeliasis | Leaves | 74.76 ± 0.15 d | 85.62 ± 0.04 d | 123.23 ± 4.61 f | 89.38 ± 1.33 f | 7.23 ± 0.71 b | 2.90 ± 0.02 c |
| Roots | 651.30 ± 3.11 a | 851.53 ± 0.59 a | 843.01 ± 5.00 b | 481.89 ± 4.31 b | 4.58 ± 0.10 c | 4.79 ± 0.07 a | |
| Twigs | 564.54 ± 3.45 b | 784.89 ± 0.94 b | 684.74 ± 9.83 d | 384.99 ± 4.35 d | 5.30 ± 0.36 c | 4.13 ± 0.07 b | |
| Cistus parviflorus | Leaves | 532.07 ± 5.86 c | 681.94 ± 13.92 c | 609.68 ± 10.24 e | 339.03 ± 7.15 e | 15.01 ± 0.25 a | 3.05 ± 0.10 c |
| Roots | 648.83 ± 0.97 a | 854.90 ± 0.62 a | 938.11 ± 9.57 a | 541.41 ± 2.58 a | 4.49 ± 0.31 c | 5.02 ± 0.33 a | |
| Twigs | 566.34 ± 1.95 b | 783.65 ± 6.50 b | 710.45 ± 8.78 c | 430.68 ± 7.41 c | 5.03 ± 0.22 c | 3.92 ± 0.13 b |
Values are reported as mean ± SD of three parallel measurements. PBD: Phosphomolybdenum; TE: Trolox Equivalent; EDTAE: EDTA equivalent. Different letters indicate significant differences between the tested extracts (p < 0.05).