Comparative Chemical Profiling and Biological Potential of Essential Oils of Petal, Choke, and Heart Parts of Cynara scolymus L. Head

Table 4

Scavenging activities of essential oils derived from the petal, choke, and heart of C. scolymus L. head.

Sample concentration (µg/mL)	DPPH radical scavenging				ABTS radical cation scavenging
	Petal essential oil	Choke essential oil	Heart essential oil	Ascorbic acid	Petal essential oil	Choke essential oil	Heart essential oil	Ascorbic acid
10	10.1 ± 4	6.7 ± 3.2	7.8 ± 0.9	80.7 ± 2.0	5.9 ± 4.1	6.2 ± 0.9	8.6 ± 0.8	80.7 ± 2.4
50	14.7 ± 1.2	17.2 ± 3.4	15.5 ± 3	85.1 ± 1.3	13.9 ± 1.1	9.8 ± 2.9	14.7 ± 1.2	81.2 ± 2.1
100	41.7 ± 2.3	20.1 ± 2.8	40.5 ± 1.9	85 ± 1.2	40. ± 3.5	35.5 ± 1.9	38.8 ± 0.5	84.2 ± 1.9
500	56.9 ± 0.7	55.1 ± 1.8	55.5 ± 1.5	88.7 ± 2.4	55.2 ± 1.3	46.1 ± 3.2	54 ± 0.8	87.2 ± 2.4
1000	76.8 ± 4.3	70.4 ± 3.9	74 ± 1.8	90.7 ± 1.4	76.7 ± 2.2	68.7 ± 2.3	73.7 ± 2.4	88.7 ± 2.1