Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of flavonoid-, polyphenol- and anthocyanin-rich extracts from Thymus kotschyanus boiss & hohen aerial parts

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 6777-6783

  Baharfar, Robabeh ^a   Azimi, Razieh ^a   Mohseni, Mojtaba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Flavonoid rich; Thymus kotschyanus; Total phenolic content

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANINS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACTERIA; THYMUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUNDS; ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES; FLAVONOID; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; THYMUS KOTSCHYANUS; TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

EID: 84942198168     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: 09758402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13197-015-1752-0     Document Type: Article

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