Antioxidant activity analysis for the selection of rosmarinus officinalis l.

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1123-1128

  Garbarino, Juan Antonio ^a   Troncoso, Nicolás ^b   Delpiano, Pia ^b   Carvajal, Loreto ^b   Russoc, Alessandra ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b Fundacion Chile   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Carnosic acid; Free radicals; Leaf extract; Rosmarinus officinalis L.

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349191664     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0600101210     Document Type: Article

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