Assessment of in vitro antioxidant activity of essential oil of Eucalyptus citriodora (lemon-scented Eucalypt; Myrtaceae) and its major constituents

LWT

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-241

  Singh, Harminder Pal ^a   Kaur, Shalinder ^a   Negi, Kirti ^a   Kumari, Savita ^a   Saini, Varinder ^a   Batish, Daizy R ^a   Kohli, Ravinder Kumar ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

DPPH scavenging; Eucalyptus citriodora; Hydrogen peroxide scavenging; Inhibition of lipid peroxidation; Total antioxidant activity

Indexed keywords

CHELATION; CITRUS FRUITS; ESSENTIAL OILS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON COMPOUNDS; LIPIDS; MONOTERPENES; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXIDES;

2 ,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; CHELATING ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; EUCALYPTUS CITRIODORA; FERRIC REDUCING ANTIOXIDANT POWER (FRAP) ASSAYS; INHIBITION OF LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS;

CITRUS LIMON; CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; EUCALYPTUS; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 84861190152     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2012.03.019     Document Type: Article

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