In-vitro assessment of antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of methanol extracts and essential oil of Thymus hirtus sp. algeriensis

Table 4 Comparison of the content of phenolic and flavonoid and antioxidant activity of T.algeriensis extracts ^a suitable for medical uses

Sample	^bTPC (mg GAE^c/g dw^d)	^eTF (mg RE^f/g dw)	DPPH Inhibition %		ABTS Inhibition %		β-Carotene bleaching inhibition %
			M.E^g	E.O^h	M.E	E.O	M.E	E.O
MT	7.08 ± 0.7	1.08 ± 0.8	93 ± 0.06	85 ± 0.57	75 ± 0.72	16 ± 0.12	31 ± 0.91	10 ± 0.52
MG	8.7 ± 0.59	1.95 ± 0.4	84 ± 0.034	82 ± 0.52	50 ± 0.96	8 ± 0.7	25 ± 0.08	4 ± 0.44
MOK	8.81 ± 0.12	2.25 ± 0.43	81 ± 0.26	83 ± 0.1	22 ± 0.9	19 ± 0.33	50 ± 0.12	5 ± 0.71
BHT			93 ± 0.25	86 ± 0.62	86 ± 0.37	19 ± 0.81	36 ± 0.66	36 ± 0.66

^aValues are the mean ± standard deviation (n = 3); ^bTPC:Total Phenolic Compounds; ^cGAE. Gallic acid equivalents; ^dDry weight basis of the original sample of plant parts; ^eTF: Total Flavonoids; ^fRE. Rutin equivalents; ^gMethanolic extracts; ^hEssential oils.

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