The Composition, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Cold-Pressed and Distilled Essential Oils of Citrus paradisi and Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck

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Iron chelating activity and reducing power of essential oils of C. paradisi and C. grandis. (a) Iron chelating activity of cold-pressed and distillated essential oils of C. paradisi. (b) Iron chelating activity of cold-pressed and distilled essential oils of C. grandis; EDTA-2Na was used as positive control. (c) Reducing power of cold-pressed and distilled essential oils of C. paradisi. (d) Reducing power of cold-pressed and distillated essential oils of C. grandis; BHT was used as a positive control. Values are means ± SD (). An asterisk indicates a significant difference to the control ().

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