Antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-tyrosinase properties of extracts of the Mediterranean parasitic plant Cytinus hypocistis

Table 3 Summary of the biological activities detected in this paper for C. hypocistis extracts

	Cyclohexane extract	Ethanolic extract	Water extract
Amount (g/100 g of dried plant material)	0.5 %	28.1 %	16.3 %
Antioxidant activity	±	+++	++
Antibacterial activity (Gram-positive)	–	++	++
Antibacterial activity (Gram-negative)	–	±	±
Anti-tyrosinase activity	±	+++	++
Cytotoxicity against B16F10 melanoma cells	–	–	–

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