Antioxidant activity of Melissa officinalis leaves

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-222

  Koksal, Ekrem ^a   Bursal, Ercan ^a,b   Dikici, Emrah ^a   Tozoglu, Fatih ^a   Gulcin, Ilhami ^c,d  

^a ERZINCAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MU ALPARSLAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d AGRI IBRAHIM CECEN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Melissa officinalis; Radical scavenging; Reducing power

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; BUTYLCRESOL; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; TROLOX C; WATER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

MELISSA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 79951685927     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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