The influence of harvest time on essential oil composition, phenolic constituents and antioxidant properties of Turkish oregano (Origanum onites L.)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-209

  Ozkan, Gulcan ^a   Baydar, Hasan ^a   Erbas, Sabri ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant properties; Essential oil; Origanum onites; Phenolics; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ESSENTIAL OIL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OREGANO; SEASON; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ORIGANUM; PROCEDURES; TURKEY;

AGRICULTURE; ANTIOXIDANTS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; OILS, VOLATILE; ORIGANUM; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEASONS; TURKEY;

ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM ONITES;

EID: 70849112175     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3788     Document Type: Article

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