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

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 6 α-Amylase inhibitory effects of M. communis essential oil and extracts

Concentration (µg/mL)	EOJen	EOJer	MeJen	MeJer
50.00	3.33	7.78	34.68	No inhibition
100.00	3.06	18.89	36.02
400.00	3.33	20.28	38.93
900.00	40.56	23.89	54.36
1000.00	60.28	25.56	55.31
IC₅₀ (µg/mL)	950.48 ± 2.54	> 1000	795.43 ± 1.88

EOJen EO from Jenin, EOJer EO from Jericho, MeJen methanol extract from Jenin, MeJer methanol extract from Jericho