Antioxidant, anti-proliferative and cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory activities of ethanolic extracts from lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) leaves

LWT

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Lin, Jau Tien ^a   Chen, Yi Chen ^b   Lee, Ying Chung ^c   Rolis Hou, Chien Wei ^d   Chen, Fong Lin ^a,e   Yang, Deng Jye ^a,e  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti proliferative; Antioxidant; Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX 2); Drying; Melissa officinalis L.

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CITRUS FRUITS; DISEASES; DRYING; FLAVONOIDS;

2 ,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTI-PROLIFERATIVE; CANCER CHEMOPREVENTION; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; HUMAN CANCER CELLS; INHIBITORY ACTIVITY; MELISSA OFFICINALIS L; TROLOX EQUIVALENT ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITIES;

PLANT EXTRACTS;

CITRUS LIMON; MELISSA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 84862690600     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2012.04.009     Document Type: Article

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