Total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of plants used in traditional Romanian herbal medicine

Central European Journal of Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 388-396

  Spiridon, Iuliana ^a   Bodirlau, Ruxanda ^a   Teaca, Carmen Alice ^a  

^a PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Clusiaceae; Compositae; DPPH assay; Flavonoids; Lamiaceae

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; CITRUS LIMON; CLUSIACEAE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INULA; INULA HELENIUM; LAMIACEAE; LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MENTHA; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; THYMUS VULGARIS; VERBASCUM; VERBASCUM PHLOMOIDES;

EID: 79955449341     PISSN: 1895104X     EISSN: 16443632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11535-011-0028-6     Document Type: Article

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