Free radical scavenging and antiacetylcholinesterase activities of Origanum majorana L. essential oil

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1501-1513

  Mossa, A T H ^a   Nawwar, G A M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

anticholinesterase; antioxidant activity; DPPH ; essential oil; in vitro; lipid peroxidation; Origanum majorana

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; ESSENTIAL OIL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; ORIGANUM MAJORANA EXTRACT; SABINENE; SABINENE HYDRATE; SCAVENGER; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINENE; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OILS, VOLATILE; ORIGANUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ORIGANUM MAJORANA;

EID: 80054861450     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110391686     Document Type: Article

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