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Table 3.

Antioxidant activity in different extracts

Solvent	Ecotype	DPPH (%)	Reducing power	Metal chelating activity (%)
Water	Ac	83.85 ± 0.62^c	0.25 ± 0.00^b	89.99 ± 0.54^a
	Ga	71.11 ± 1.24^b	0.18 ± 0.01^a	89.20 ± 2.54^a
	Ne	84.16 ± 0.00^c	0.32 ± 0.02^d	97.37 ± 1.62^b
	To	84.16 ± 1.24^c	0.29 ± 0.02^c	94.90 ± 3.03^b
	BHA	64.03 ± 0.84^a	0.64 ± 0.00^e	–
Ethanol	Ac	96.73 ± 0.15^e	0.24 ± 0.01^c	34.93 ± 0.01^c
	Ga	71.73 ± 1.24^b	0.10 ± 0.02^a	26.26 ± 0.31^b
	Ne	84.47 ± 0.00^c	0.26 ± 0.02^c	21.00 ± 0.50^a
	To	90.83 ± 0.16^d	0.14 ± 0.00^b	19.72 ± 2.38^a
	BHA	64.03 ± 0.84^a	0.64 ± 0.00^d	–
Acetone	Ac	97.82 ± 0.00^e	0.39 ± 0.01^c	75.25 ± 2.25^c
	Ga	77.32 ± 0.62^b	0.24 ± 0.01^a	61.87 ± 1.25^b
	Ne	86.48 ± 0.46^c	0.28 ± 0.03^b	81.43 ± 0.06^d
	To	95.65 ± 0.62^d	0.26 ± 0.02^ab	54.56 ± 0.94^a
	BHA	64.03 ± 0.84^a	0.64 ± 0.00^d	–

Ac Acide, Ga Gabsi, Ne Nebli, To Tounsi, BHA butylatedhydroxyanisole

Each value in the table is represented as mean ± SE (n = 3). Significant differences between the values of the same column for each solvent are indicated by different letters a-e (P < 0.05)