Table 3.
The antioxidant activity for the EO and HDs determined through DPPH• and ABTS•+ assays. Results are depicted as the mean of a triplicate experiment (n = 3) ± standard deviation.
| Sample Name | DPPH• Assay | ABTS•+ Assay |
|---|---|---|
| Inhibition (%) | Inhibition (%) | |
| Essential oils | ||
| TVEO | 94.27 ± 0.01 a | 92.68 ± 0.02 a |
| TPEO | 24.09 ± 0.03 b | 87.63 ± 0.02 b |
| LAEO | 9.69 ± 0.06 c | 98.38 ± 0.03 b |
| LIEO | 9.73 ± 0.03 c | 88.50 ± 0.17 c |
| OVEO | 89.11 ± 0.23 d | 53.32 ± 0.76 d |
| OVAEO | 58.18 ± 0.07 e | 96.47 ± 0.08 e |
| Hydrolats | ||
| TVHD | 16.97 ± 0.07 a | 98.16 ± 0.13 a |
| TPHD | 5.47 ± 0.03 b | 10.11 ± 0.13 b |
| LAHD | 5.28 ± 0.07 b | 12.91 ± 0.11 c |
| LIHD | 4.89 ± 0.03 c | 12.76 ± 0.04 c |
| OVHD | 4.92 ± 0.08 c | 10.56 ± 0.31 b |
| OVAHD | 6.51 ± 0.08 d | 71.36 ± 0.09 d |
The results are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Superscript letters (a–d) denote significant differences between results on the same data line after Tukey’s test for p < 0.05. Means with superscripts having the same letter in the column are not significantly different.