Lipid peroxidation inhibition, superoxide anion and nitric oxide radical scavenging properties of Thymus daenensis and Anethum graveolens essential oils

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 10, Issue 37, 2011, Pages 109-120

  Dadashpour, M ^a   Rasooli, I ^a   Sefidkon, F ^b   Rezaei, M B ^b   Danish Alipour Astaneh, S ^a  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anethum graveolens; Essential oils; Lipid peroxidation; Nitric oxide; Radical scavenging; Superoxide; Thymus daenensis

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; FERROUS ION; LIGAND; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; DILL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FOOD PROCESSING; IC 50; IRON CHELATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; THYMUS DAENENSIS;

ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS;

EID: 79960634584     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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