Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 2 Scavenging activity of examined oils and compounds against DPPH and H₂O₂

From: Experimental evaluation of the antioxidant and antitumor activities of thyme and basil essential oils and their phenolic constituents: theoretical antioxidant evaluation

Sample	DPPH					H₂O₂
Sample	EC20	EC50	EC80	ARE	AAI	EC20	EC50	EC80
Thyme oil	134.61	535.01	2126.32	0.00019	0.123	45.31	131.95	384.30
Basil oil	38.20	134.37	472.67	0.00074	0.490	20.39	56.65	157.42
Thymol	2.13	176.57	14658.18	0.00057	0.373	16.27	57.15	200.67
Carvacrol	18.90	407.89	407.89	0.00025	0.161	37.87	82.71	180.61
Eugenol	1.66	2.29	3.17	0.04367	28.755	21.28	32.80	50.56
Vit E	7.61	12.06	19.13	0.00829	5.460	ND	ND	ND
Vit C	2.80	4.84	8.37	0.02066	13.605	12.79	19.36	29.29

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