Antioxidant activity of some volatile oils and absolutes from Thai aromatic plants

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 786, Issue , 2008, Pages 61-66

  Leelapornpisid, P ^a   Chansakaow, S ^a   Chaiyasut, C ^a   Wongwattananukul, N ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Antioxidants; DPPH assay; Hydrodistillation; Solvent extraction; Spices

Indexed keywords

ALPINIA; ALSTONIA; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS; CANANGA; CANANGA ODORATA; CURCUMA; CURCUMA AMADA; CURCUMA LONGA; GARDENIA; GARDENIA ANGUSTA; KAEMPFERIA GALANGA; MAMMEA; MILLINGTONIA HORTENSIS; OCIMUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; PLUMERIA ALBA; PLUMERIA RUBRA; QUISQUALIS INDICA; SARACA THAIPINGENSIS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE; ZINGIBER OTTENSII; ZINGIBER PURPUREUM;

EID: 61449121254     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.786.5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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