Table 3.
Oil plant material | Antioxidant activity | |
---|---|---|
ABTS | DPPH | |
(EC50, µg/mL) | (EC50, μg/mL) | |
HR essential oil | 88.22 ± 1.35 | 489.20 ± 1.45 |
NR essential oil | 92.40 ± 1.99 | 500.50 ± 1.37 |
Positive control/BHA | 6.25 ± 0.09 | 4.25 ± 0.10 |
BHA: butylated hydroxyl anisole, DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl), and ABTS (2,20-azinobis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonate). Data represent the mean values ± SD in triplicate.