Antioxidant activity, free radical scavenging potential and chemical composition of litsea cubeba essential oil

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 134-143

  Wang, Ying ^a   Jiang, Zi Tao ^a   Li, Rong ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF COMMERCE   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant act; Citral; Free radical scavenging; GC MS; Litsea cubeba essential oil

Indexed keywords

LITSEA; LITSEA CUBEBA;

EID: 84862238141     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2012.10644029     Document Type: Article

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