Comparative study of the antioxidant activity of forty-five commonly used essential oils and their potential active components

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-33

  Wang, Hsiao Fen ^a   Yih, Kuang Hway ^b   Huang, Keh Feng ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ABTS+. (2, 2 azinobis(3 ethylbenzothiazoline 6 sulfonic acid) diammonium salt) radical scavenging ability; Essential oil; Metal chelating; Reducing power

Indexed keywords

ANTHRANILIC ACID METHYL ESTER; BERGAMOT OIL; CAMPHOR; CLOVE OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTRAGOLE; EUCALYPTUS OIL; EUGENOL; FENNEL OIL; GINGER EXTRACT; GRAPEFRUIT EXTRACT; LEMON OIL; NUTMEG OIL; OXYGEN; PEPPERMINT OIL; PHENOL; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; SCAVENGER; TEA TREE OIL; THYME OIL; YLANG YLANG OIL;

ACHILLEA; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOM; BASIL; CHELATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CINNAMON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORIANDER; ELECTRON; GERANIUM; GINGER; GRAPEFRUIT; IN VITRO STUDY; JASMINE; JUNIPERUS; MANDARIN; MYRTLE; PINE; PLANT LEAF; ROSE; STEREOSPECIFICITY; VETIVERIA;

CINNAMOMUM VERUM; OCIMUM; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 77951785775     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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