Effect of Laurus nobilis L. essential oil and its main components on α-glucosidase and reactive oxygen species scavenging activity

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 367-379

  Basak, Serap Sahin ^a   Candan, Ferda ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

1,8 cineole; 1 (S) pinene; Essential oil; Laurus nobilis L.; Glucosidase

Indexed keywords

1, 1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIMONENE; PINENE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IC 50; KINETICS; LAURUS NOBILIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 84878896050     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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