Comparative chemical composition and antioxidant activity of Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi subsp. glandulosa (Req.) Nyman and Calamintha grandiflora (L.) Moench (Labiatae)

Natural Product Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-97

  Conforti, Filomena ^a   Marrelli, Mariangela ^a   Statti, Giancarlo ^a   Menichini, Federica ^a   Uzunov, Dimitar ^a   Solimene, Umberto ^b   Menichini, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

antioxidant activity; Calamintha; Labiatae; NO production; phytosterols

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CALAMINTHA GRANDIFLORA MOENCH EXTRACT; CALAMINTHA NEPETA SAVI GLANDULOSA EXTRACT; ERGOST 5 EN 3 OL; FREE RADICAL; GASOLINE; INDOMETACIN; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; STEROL DERIVATIVE; STIGMAST 5 EN 3 BETA OL; STIGMASTA 5,22 DIEN 3 BETA OL; STIGMASTA 5,24 DIEN 3 BETA OL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALAMINTHA GRANDIFLORA MOENCH; CALAMINTHA NEPETA SAVI GLANDULOSA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ETHANOL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LAMIACEAE; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PHYTOSTEROLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYPHENOLS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STIGMASTEROL;

CALAMINTHA; CALAMINTHA NEPETA; LAMIACEAE;

EID: 84855582549     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2010.545356     Document Type: Article

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