The phenolic content and antioxidant activity of infusions from Mediterranean medicinal plants

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 465-471

  Gonçalves, Sandra ^a   Gomes, Diogo ^a   Costa, Patrícia ^a   Romano, Anabela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

DPPH; Fe 2+ chelation; Free radicals; Lipid peroxidation; Phenolics; Reducing power

Indexed keywords

2 ,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; CISTUS ALBIDUS; DPPH; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING; HOT WATER; HYDROXYL RADICALS; LAVANDULA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANTS; MOUSE BRAIN; MYRTUS COMMUNIS; PHENOLIC CONTENT; PHENOLICS; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; PLANT SPECIES; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; REDUCING POWER; TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT;

AGENTS; CHELATION; ESSENTIAL OILS; FREE RADICALS; LIPIDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

PHENOLS;

ANTIOXIDANT; BRAIN; CHELATE; CORRELATION; FREE RADICAL; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; RODENT; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY);

CISTUS; CISTUS ALBIDUS; LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA VIRIDIS; MYRTUS COMMUNIS; PISTACIA LENTISCUS;

EID: 84865056099     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.07.066     Document Type: Article

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