Planta Med 1999; 65(6): 576-578
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-960830
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Protective Effects of the Aerial Parts of Salvia officinalis, Melissa officinalis and Lavandula angustifolia and their Constituents against Enzyme-Dependent and Enzyme-Independent Lipid Peroxidation

Judit Hohmann1 , István Zupkó2 , Dóra Rédei1 , Mihály Csányi2 , György Falkay2 , Imre Máthé1 , 3 , Gábor Janicsák3
  • 1Department of Pharmacognosy, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University, Szeged, Hungary
  • 2Department of Pharmacodynamics, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University, Szeged, Hungary
  • 3Institute of Ecology and Botany of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Vácrátót, Hungary
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1999

1999

Publication Date:
04 January 2007 (online)

Abstract

The antioxidant effects of aqueous methanolic extracts from three medicinal Lamiaceae species were investigated in enzyme-dependent and enzyme-independent lipid peroxidation systems. All these extracts caused a considerable concentration-dependent inhibition of lipid peroxidation. Phenolic components present in the plant extracts were evaluated for antioxidant activity and were found effective in both tests. Their concentrations in each extract were determined by TLC-densitometry.