Oleuropein in olive and its pharmacological effects

Scientia Pharmaceutica

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-154

  Omar, Syed Haris ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Mediterranean diet; Oleuropein; Olive; Phenolic compound

Indexed keywords

OLEIC ACID; OLEUROPEIN; OLIVE OIL; PHENOL; SQUALENE;

AGING; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OLIVE; REVIEW;

EID: 77954643863     PISSN: 00368709     EISSN: 22180532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3797/scipharm.0912-18     Document Type: Review

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