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. 2026 Jul 3;16(7):1115. doi: 10.3390/life16071115
AA Ascorbic acid
ABTS 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)
ADT AutoDock Tools
AI Activity index
ANOVA Analysis of variance
B. subtilis Bacillus subtilis
CFU Colony-forming unit
DIZ Diameter of inhibition zone
DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide
DPPH 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
E. coli Escherichia coli
EC50 Half-maximal effective concentration
EO Essential oil
FCS Fetal calf serum
FRAP Ferric-reducing antioxidant power
GC-MS Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
IC50 Half-maximal inhibitory concentration
Ki Inhibition constant
LC50 Half-maximal lethal concentration
M. luteus Micrococcus luteus
MH Mueller–Hinton
MIC Minimal inhibitory concentration
MTT 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
P. aeruginosa Pseudomonas aeruginosa
PDB Protein Data Bank
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RPMI Roswell Park Memorial Institute
S. aureus Staphylococcus aureus
S. enterica Salmonella enterica
S. epidermidis Staphylococcus epidermidis
S. nepeta Satureja nepeta
TAC Total antioxidant capacity
ΔGb Binding free energy