Evaluation of the Antioxidant Capacity and Phenolic Content of Three Thymus Species

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 119-125

  Nickavar, Bahman ^a   Esbati, Naser ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Free radical scavenging activity; Labiatae; Thymus; Total flavonoid content; Total phenolic content

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); BETA CAROTENE; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; RUTOSIDE; THYMUS (PLANT) EXTRACT; THYMUS DAENENSIS EXTRACT; THYMUS KOTSCHYANUS EXTRACT; THYMUS PUBESCENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLEACHING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; IC 50; IRAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; THYMUS (PLANT); THYMUS DAENENSIS; THYMUS KOTSCHYANUS; THYMUS PUBESCENS;

EID: 84861993969     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: 20938152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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