The effects of essential oils and aqueous tea infusions of oregano (Origanum vulgare L. spp. hirtum), thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) and wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum L.) on the copper-induced oxidation of human low-density lipoproteins

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-93

  Kulišić, Tea ^a   Kriško, Anita ^b   Dragovic Uzelać, Verica ^c   Miloš, Mladen ^a   Pifat, Greta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Aqueous tea infusions; Essential oils; Low density lipoprotein; Oregano; Thyme; Wild thyme

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; APIGENIN; APIGETRIN; CARVACROL; COPPER; ERIOCITRIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LUTEOLIN; LUTEOLIN 7 GLUCOSIDE; OREGANO EXTRACT; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; QUERCETIN; ROSMARINIC ACID; TERPENE; THYME OIL; THYMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; OXIDATION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; TEA; THYME;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BEVERAGES; COPPER; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; ORIGANUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; THYMOL; THYMUS PLANT;

ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE; THYMUS PRAECOX ARCTICUS; THYMUS SERPYLLUM; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 34547432477     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480601108307     Document Type: Article

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