Research Article

Effects of Different Solvents on the Total Phenol Content, Total Flavonoid Content, Antioxidant, and Antifungal Activities of Micromeria graeca L. from Middle Atlas of Morocco

Table 3

Antioxidant activity of Micromeria graeca extracts.

SampleIC50-DPPH (mg/ml)Reducing power (mg/ml)TAC (mg AAE/g)

Water0.33 ± 0.23a0.23 ± 0.12b372 ± 22.5b
Methanol0.27 ± 0.25b0.28 ± 0.04a483 ± 17.6a
Ethyl acetate0.46 ± 0.11c0.44 ± 0.01c348 ± 32.7b
BHT0.12 ± 0.01d
Quercetin0.033 ± 0.006d
Gallic acid219 ± 23.5c

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM of tree measurements. Different letters in each column symbolized significant differences () by mean of the nonparametric Turkey-test.