The effect of γ-irradiation on the chemical composition and antioxidant activities of peppermint essential oil and extract

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 97-104

  Fatemi, Faezeh ^a   Dini, Salome ^b   Rezaei, Mohammad Bagher ^c   Dadkhah, Abolfazl ^d   Dabbagh, Reza ^a   Naij, Sabere ^e  

^a NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^e PAYAME NOOR UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

antioxidant activity; essential oil; flavonoid; gamma irradiation; peppermint

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894335065     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2013.871670     Document Type: Article

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