Essential oil and methanolic extract of Zataria multiflora boiss with anticholinesterase effect

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-53

  Sharififar, Fariba ^a   Mirtajadini, Mansour ^c   Azampour, Mohammad Jaber ^b   Zamani, Ehsan ^a  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Intemational Center for Science and Technololgy and Environmental Science (HIIEC)   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anticholinesterase; Antioxidant; Essential oil; Extract; Zataria multiflora

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; ESSENTIAL OIL; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LAMIACEAE; METABOLISM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; HUMANS; LAMIACEAE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; METHANOL; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ZATARIA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 84856583598     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2012.49.53     Document Type: Article

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