An analytical and theoretical approach for the profiling of the antioxidant activity of essential oils: The case of Rosmarinus officinalis L.

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1255-1264

  Beretta, G ^a   Artali, R ^a   Facino, R Maffei ^a   Gelmini, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active constituents; Antioxidant activity; GC MS analysis; Modeling study; Rosmarinus officinalis L., Essential oils

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ESSENTIAL OIL; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SILICA GEL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROSEMARY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; FERROCYANIDES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GELS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALE; OILS, VOLATILE; PEROXIDES; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; ROSMARINUS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 79956129820     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: 1873264X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2011.03.026     Document Type: Article

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