Nutrient antioxidants in oregano

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 493-497

  Lagouri, Vasiliki ^a   Boskou, Dimitrios ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; HEXANE; TOCOPHEROL;

ARTICLE; AUTOOXIDATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXTRACTION; HERB; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MUTAGENICITY; SPICE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

DICTAMNUS; ORIGANUM DICTAMNUS; ORIGANUM ONITES; ORIGANUM VULGARE; SATUREJA; SATUREJA THYMBRA; THYMBRA;

EID: 0029907780     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637489609031878     Document Type: Article

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