SEO	Essential oil from the receptacle of sunflower
GC-MS	Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
DPPH	2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
ABTS	2,2-Azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)
MIC	Minimum inhibitory concentration
MBC	Minimum bactericidal concentration
P. aeruginosa	Pseudomonas aeruginosa
S. aureus	Staphylococcus aureus
S. cerevisiae	Saccharomyces cerevisiae
E. coli	Escherichia coli
RT	Peak time
RI	Retention indices
NIST	National institute of standards and technology
LB	Lysogeny broth
YPDA	Yeast extract peptone dextrose medium and adenine
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
ANOVA	One-way analysis of variance