Lipophilic and hydrophilic antioxidants, lipid peroxidation inhibition and radical scavenging activity of two Lamiaceae food plants
Ângela S. F. Fernandes; Lillian Barros; Ana Maria Carvalho; Isabel, C. F. R. Ferreira
European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology 112(10): 1115-1121
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 1438-7697
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201000368
Accession: 063947087
Medicinal and aromatic plants are highly prized all over the world. According to local cuisine and pharmacopoeias, they used to be important as dietary supplements, providing bioactive compounds. Herein, we describe lipophilic (fatty acids, tocopherols and carotenoids) and hydrophilic (ascorbic acid, sugars and phenolic compounds) antioxidants, lipid peroxidation inhibition and free radical scavenging activity in aerial parts of two Lamiaceae species (Mentha pulegium and Thymus pulegioides).