Research Article
In Vitro Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Melaleuca alternifolia Essential Oil
Table 2
Antioxidative activity of the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia.
| | Sample (μg/mL) | Test system | | DPPH assay (EC50) | Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity (EC50) | TBARS method (IC50) |
| | Vitamin C | 7.79 | 7.43 | 185.7 | | Vitamin E | 34.59 | 113.1 | 14.19 | | Quercetin | 4.46 | 9.64 | 7.82 | | Alpha lipoic acid | 305.6 | 1877 | 3414 | | Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil | 48.35 | 43.71 | 135.9 |
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