Antioxidant activity of selected species of the familyLamiaceae grown in Bulgaria

✍ Scribed by Yanishlieva, Nedjalka Vl. ;Marinova, Emma M.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 357 KB
• Volume: 39
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0027-769X
• DOI: 10.1002/food.19950390510

✦ Synopsis

hortensis L., was followed. Ethanol extracts are the most active in retarding the autoxidation process. The most effective are the extracts of Saturejue hortensis L. (stabilization factor F for 0.5% direct hexane and 0.5% direct ethanol extracts being 14.8 and 24.0, respectively), followed by the extracts of Mentha piperitu L. ( F = 7.4 and 19.6, respectively) and Melissu pficinulis L. ( F = 7.4 and 18.6, respectively). Some of the spices are recommended 3s sources of natural antioxidants for stabilization of polyunsaturated lipid systems.

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