Total phenolic content, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Blepharis edulis extracts

Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-16

  Mahboubi, Mohaddese ^a   Haghi, Ghasem ^a   Kazempour, Nastaran ^a   Hatemi, Ali Reza ^a  

^a Research Center of Barij Essence   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant activity; Blepharis edulis; Blepharis persica; Phenolic total content

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874682679     PISSN: 01253395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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