Chemical profiles and antioxidant activities of the essential oils of two medicinal plant species grown in Tunisia

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 324-329

  Riahi, L ^a   Chograni, H ^b   Ziadi, S ^a   Zaouali, Y ^b   Zoghlami, N ^a   Mliki, A ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE BORJ CÉDRIA   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

antioxidant activity; chemical composition; essential oil; Juniperus oxycedrus; Juniperus phoenicea

Indexed keywords

ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL PROFILES; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; FERRIC REDUCING ANTIOXIDANT POWER; JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS; JUNIPERUS PHOENICEA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ESSENTIAL OILS;

EID: 84880245671     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2013.775675     Document Type: Article

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