Comparison of the Inhibition of Monoamine Oxidase and Butyrylcholinesterase Activities by Infusions from Green Tea and Some Citrus Peels

Table 2

EC₅₀ values of inhibition of monoamine oxidase, butyrylcholinesterase, and Fe²⁺ chelating abilities of green tea and some citrus peels’ infusions.

	Green tea	Orange	Grapefruit	Shaddock
MAO inhibition	2.56 ± 0.09^a	1.78 ± 0.11^b	2.00 ± 0.08^c	1.93 ± 0.06^c
BChE inhibition	5.43 ± 0.10^a	3.61 ± 0.06^b	4.20 ± 0.09^c	4.42 ± 0.07^d
Fe^2+ chelation	0.63 ± 0.11^a	0.72 ± 0.09^b	0.81 ± 0.07^c	0.82 ± 0.09^c

Values represent means of triplicate. Values with the same alphabet along the same row are not significantly different (𝑃>0.05).