Myrtus communis L.: essential oil chemical composition, total phenols and flavonoids contents, antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticancer, and α-amylase inhibitory activity

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Table 4 The inhibitory activity of M. communis essential oil, extracts, and Trolox against DPPH

Concentration µg/mL	EOJen	EOJer	MeJen	EtOAcJen	MeJer	EtOAcJer	Trolox
3.00	24.41	29.92	30.19	21.98	18.94	33.59	0.01
10.00	25.07	31.10	34.59	84.23	52.14	95.59	40.44
30.00	25.72	35.43	42.45	94.62	95.20	95.59	95.90
50.00	26.64	40.55	65.09	94.98	95.33	96.89	93.03
100.00	28.74	42.13	82.70	94.98	95.33	99.61	94.26
IC₅₀ (µg/mL)	Ni	Ni	25.70 ± 0.45	4.86 ± 0.48	8.55 ± 0.31	3.60 ± 0.35	10.25 ± 1.02

IC₅₀ half-maximal inhibitory concentration, DPPH 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl, EOJen EO from Jenin, EOJen EO from Jenin, EtOAcJer EO from Jericho, MeJen methanol extract from Jenin, EAJen ethyl acetate extract from Jenin, MeJer methanol extract from Jericho, EtOAcJer ethyl acetate extract from Jericho