Fatty acid profile, α-tocopherol content and total antioxidant activity of oil extracted from Nigella sativa seeds

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 244-250

  Al Naqeeb, Ghanya ^a,b   Ismail, Maznah ^a   Al Zubairi, Adel S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

tocopherol; Fatty acids profile; Nigella sativa; Total antioxidant activity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; LINOLEIC ACID; MYRISTIC ACID; NIGELLA SATIVA OIL; OLEIC ACID; STEARIC ACID; THIOBARBITURIC ACID; THIOCYANATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; YEMEN;

EID: 70449370991     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2009.244.250     Document Type: Article

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