Antioxidant activity of selected phenols and herbs used in diets for medical conditions

Czech Journal of Food Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 317-325

  Chrpová, Diana ^a   Kourimská, Lenka ^b   Gordon, Michael Harry ^c   Hermanová, Veronika ^a   Roubícková, Iva ^a   Pánek, Jan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; DPPH; Fats; Herbs

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CITRUS FRUITS; ESSENTIAL OILS; FREE RADICALS; OILS AND FATS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; DPPH; HERBS; INHIBITORY ACTIVITY; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; STRONG CORRELATION; TOTAL PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS;

ANTIOXIDANTS;

CITRUS LIMON; HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS; LEVISTICUM; LEVISTICUM OFFICINALE; LIGUSTICUM; MAJORANA HORTENSIS; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MENTHA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SATUREJA MONTANA;

EID: 77956420801     PISSN: 12121800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/129/2010-cjfs     Document Type: Article

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