Antibacterial, antioxidant and hypoglycaemic effects of Thymus capitatus (L.) Hoffmanns. et Link leaves' fractions

Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 360-365

  Iauk, Liliana ^a   Acquaviva, Rosaria ^b   Mastrojeni, Silvana ^a   Amodeo, Andrea ^a   Pugliese, Michela ^c   Ragusa, Monica ^c   Loizzo, Monica R ^d   Menichini, Francesco ^d   Tundis, Rosa ^d  

^a Microbiology Section   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibacterial properties; Antioxidant; GC MS analysis; Hypoglycaemic; Thymus capitatus

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BUTYLCRESOL; CARYOPHYLLENE; CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE; GALLIC ACID PROPYL ESTER; HEXANE; METHANOL; PALMITIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID METHYL ESTER; PLANT EXTRACT; THYMUS CAPITATUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ABTS RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; HYPERGLYCEMIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THYMUS (PLANT);

MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THYMUS CAPITATUS;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACTERIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT LEAVES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; THYMUS PLANT;

EID: 84937031202     PISSN: 14756366     EISSN: 14756374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2014.930453     Document Type: Article

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