Downy Lavender Oil: A Promising Source of Antimicrobial, Antiobesity, and Anti-Alzheimer’s Disease Agents

Table 4

Cholinesterase inhibitory activity (ChEIA) of L. pubescens essential oil.

	IC50 (μL/mL)		Selectivity index (SI)
	Acetylcholinestrase	Buterylcholinestrase
Oil	0.9 ± 0.14	6.82 ± 0.35	7.58 ± 0.13
Carvacrol	1.43 ± 0.56	7.75 ± 0.25	5.42 ± 0. 01
Neostagmin (μg/mL)	1.54 ± 0.00	174.41 ± 0.00	113.18 ± 0.00

SI = IC₅₀ BuChE/IC₅₀ AChE.