Chemical composition, angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of essential oil of Tunisian Thymus algeriensis Boiss. et Reut. (Lamiaceae)

Food and Bioproducts Processing

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 257-265

  Zouari, Nacim ^a,b   Fakhfakh, Nahed ^a   Zouari, Sami ^c   Bougatef, Ali ^a   Karray, Aida ^a   Neffati, Mohamed ^c   Ayadi, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b Institut Superieur d'Informatique de Medenine   (Tunisia)

^c INSTITUT DES RÉGIONS ARIDES   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Angiotensin I converting enzyme; Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant activity; Chemical composition; Essential oil; Thymus algeriensis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN I-CONVERTING ENZYME; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; THYMUS ALGERIENSIS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDRATES; IODINE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ESSENTIAL OILS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DRYOBALANOPS; LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POSIBACTERIA; THYMUS (THYME);

EID: 79961190023     PISSN: 09603085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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