Research Article
Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of Essential Oil Obtained from Mint Timija Cultivated under Mineral and Biological Fertilizers
Table 2
IC50 values of mint timija essential oils, BHT, and quercetin.
| | Antioxidant tests | Essential oils
(mg/mL) | Standard antioxidants (µg/mL) | | Untreated control | N, P, and K fertilizer | Mycorrhizal inoculation | Quercetin | BHT |
| | DPPH | 3.29 ± 0.17 | 2.34 ± 0.03 | 2.86 ± 0.04 | 1.07 ± 0.01 | 4.21 ± 0.08 | | Reducing power | 7.00 ± 0.48 | 5.96 ± 0.29 | 6.82 ± 0.25 | 2.29 ± 0.10 | 7.09 ± 0.10 | | β-Carotene/linoleic acid | 4.06 ± 0.30 | 3.23 ± 0.14 | 3.50 ± 0.13 | 0.95 ± 0.02 | 4.30 ± 0.33 |
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Values are given as mean ± SD (). Values with different letters under the same line are significantly different ().
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