*2.9. Antioxidant Capacity Assay*

The assay of oxygen radical absorbance capacity using fluorescein (ORAC-FL) was carried out according to the method reported by Ou et al. [28]. The calibration curves were prepared with Trolox, and results reported as μmol Trolox equivalents (TE) by grams of dried weight (DW) (TE/g DW). All assays were performed in triplicate and protected from light.
