Table 2.
SC50 value determined in the DPPH assay of essential oils and equivalence value compared to reference compounds

SC50 (mg/mL) Equivalence value
Trolox Ascorbic acid Tocopherol
C. unshiu 0.1 4.8 3.28 0.37
C. loureirii Nees 0.09 5.35 3.65 0.42
A. capillaris Thunb. 0.82 0.57 0.39 0.04
J. chinensis 1.25 0.37 0.26 0.03
Z. schinifolium S. et Z. 1.98 0.23 0.16 0.02
C. pseudogulgul hort. 7.41 n/a n/a n/a
Z. piperitum 8.42 n/a n/a n/a
n/a : not applicable
Equivalence value = SC50 value of reference compound (µmol) / SC50 value of essential oil (100 g)