Research Article

Variability of Chemical Compositions and Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Ruta chalepensis Leaf Essential Oils from Three Palestinian Regions

Table 2

The antioxidant activity (IC50) and percentage of inhibition for R. chalepensis essential oils from three regions according to the Trolox a reference compound.

Methanolic extractLog IC50 (μg/ml) (Mean ± SD)Inhibition (%) according to the Trolox

R. chalepensis essential oil from Jenin24.12
R. chalepensis essential oil from Hebron61.53
R. chalepensis essential oil from Jerusalem69.56
Trolox100

value < 0.05, value ≤ 0.001, and value ≤ 0.0001.