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Table 2 % Yield and antioxidant analysis of D. mucronata Royle essential oils

From: Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of essential oils from different parts of Daphne mucronata Royle

Samples, standard compound

% Yield g/100 g

% Inhibition of peroxidation in linoleic acid

DPPH radical scavenging IC50 (µg/mL)

Leaves essential oil

5.6±0.005

37.57 ± 0.89

85.15 ± 0.31

Stem essential oil

9.5±0.008

64.16 ± 0.93

45.46 ± 0.04

BHT

89.1 ± 0.78

9.01 ± 0.10

  1. Values are mean ± SD of three separate experiments (P < 0.05) BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)