Influencia del estado fenológico en la actividad antioxidante del aceite esencial de Thymus mastichina (L.) L.
- José Blanco Salas
- Trinidad Ruiz Téllez
- Francisco María Vázquez Pardo
- María de los Ángeles Cases Capdevila
- María José Pérez Alonso
- Cristina Gervasini Rodríguez
ISSN: 1887-6587
Year of publication: 2012
Issue: 6
Pages: 29-37
Type: Article
More publications in: Folia Botanica Extremadurensis
Abstract
We studied the antioxidant activity of the essential oil of seven wild populations of Thymus mastichina (L.) L in the Southwest of Iberian Peninsula during flowering and fruiting stage. The values of antioxidant activity were in the range 0,037–0,106 mmol Trolox/L (TEAC, Trolox equivalent antioxidant activity) in the flowering stage and 0,046-0,122 mmol·Trolox/L in the fruiting stage. Statistical analysis showed significant differences between the antioxidant activity of flowering and fruiting stages.