Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of the essential oil of Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav. in Spain

Acta Botanica Gallica

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-63

  Salas, José Blanco ^a   Téllez, Trinidad Ruiz ^b   Alonso, María José Pérez ^c   Pardo, Francisco María Vázquez ^a   de los Ángeles Cases Capdevila, María ^d   Rodríguez, Cristina Gervasini ^e  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d INIA   (Spain)

^e Farmacia Rodríguez y Gervasini   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carvacrol; Essential oil; Lipophilic antioxidant activity; Thymbra capitata

Indexed keywords

THYMBRA CAPITATA;

EID: 77955855015     PISSN: 12538078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12538078.2010.10516189     Document Type: Article

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