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. 2015 Feb 23;2015:541591. doi: 10.1155/2015/541591

Table 5.

Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Olea europaea.

S. no. Part/type of extract/compound Assay Activity Method/reference drug Reference
1 Leaves extract Antioxidant High Oxidation of soybean under microwaves [213]
2 Olive leaves infusion Antioxidant Good Hydroxyl and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals [196]
3 Ethanolic extract of leaves Antioxidant High DPPH radicals [197]
4 Olive fruit Antioxidant Good DPPH radicals [199]
5 Volatile fractions of leaves Antibacterial and antifungal Moderate to high Microwell dilution assay/DMSO [175]
6 Aqueous extract of leaves Antimicrobial Remarkable Paper disc diffusion method/erythromycin [174]
7 Acetone extract of leaves Antibacterial Good Paper disc diffusion method/oleuropein [172]
8 Fruit and leaves Antioxidant Good DPPH radicals [136]
9 Olive pulp Antioxidant Excellent Vitamin C [211]
10 Alperujo (olive waste) Antimicrobial Good Syringic acid [177]
11 Volatiles of olive fruits Antibacterial and antifungal Moderate Amphotericin, levofloxacin [181]
12 Aqueous extract of leaves Antioxidant Good Trolox [208]
13 Leaf extract Antioxidant Good DPPH radicals [200]
14 Aqueous solutions from table olives Antibacterial and antifungal Good Streptomycin, oxytetracycline [178]
15 Leaves extract Antioxidative stress Moderate MTT assay/oleuropein [147]
16 Maslinic acid Antiparasitic Dose dependent Phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride [182]
17 Dry extract of table olives Antioxidant Very good Trolox [204]
18 Acetone extract of olive leaves + oleuropein Antibacterial Very good Oleuropein [172]
19 Leaf extract Antioxidant and antimicrobial Excellent Oleuropein [173]
20 Oleuropein aglycones, 3,4-DHPEA-EA, and 3,4-DHPEA-EDA Anti-oxidative damage to erythrocytes Good Hydroxytyrosol [207]
21 High strength leaf extract Antimicrobial Excellent [170]
22 Dhokar cultivar olives Antioxidant Good DPPH radicals [201]
23 Aqueous leaf extract Antioxidant and antimicrobial Good DPPH radicals/streptomycin [171]
24 Leaf extract Antioxidant and antimicrobial Dose dependent Ascorbic acid [171]
25 Phenolics released by hydrothermal treatment of olive tree pruning Antioxidant Good Trolox [205]
26 Leaf extract Antioxidant Good Trolox [262]
27 Aqueous extract of leaves Antifungal The best Oleuropein [179]
28 Aqueous extract of leaves Antimicrobial Good [167]
29 Dialdehydic form of decarboxymethyl elenolic acid Antimicrobial More potent than oleuropein Hydroxytyrosol [168]
30 Leaves sprayed with copper formulations Antioxidant Low activity due to decrease in phenolic content α-Tocopherol and gallic acid [206]
31 Aqueous ethanolic extract Antioxidant activity Good α-Tocopherol and gallic acid [198]
32 Aliphatic aldehydes from olive fruit Antifungal and antielastase Active except Candida spp. Miconazole [180]
33 Table olives from Portugal Antioxidant and antimicrobial Active except Candida spp. α-Tocopherol, TBHQ, ampicillin, and cycloheximide [263]
34 Extracts of leaves, fruits, and seeds Antioxidant High Trolox [202]
35 Oleuropein, hydroxytyrosol, and tyrosol Antioxidant High Vitamin E, BHT [185]
36 Long chain α, β-unsaturated aldehydes from olive fruit Antimicrobial Broad spectrum activity [166]
37 Phenolics from olive oil mill waste water Antioxidant Good 2,3-Tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole, L-ascorbic acid [192]
38 Maslinic acid Antioxidant Good Silymarin [193]
39 EVOO Antioxidant Good Methyl linoleate [191]
40 Phenolics Antioxidant Good Ascorbic acid [195]