Antioxidant activities of aqueous extracts from two Thymus species growing in Turkey
University of Balikesir, Altinoluk Vocational School, Programme of Medicinal and Aromatical Plants, 10870 Altinoluk, Edremit-Balikesir, Turkey.
Research Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020, 10(03), 016-022.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2020.10.3.0045
Publication history:
Received on 20 February 2020; revised on 07 March 2020; accepted on 09 March 2020
Abstract:
In this study, antioxidant activities of aqueous extracts from of Thymus longicaulis subsp. chaubardii (Rchb.f.) Jalas and T. longicaulis subsp. longicaulis C. presl were investigated. Infusion and decoction methods were used to prepare aqueous extracts. 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging, β-carotene linoleic acid and CUPRAC methods were used to determined antioxidant activities. Aqueous extracts of species exhibited good antioxidant activity. Especially, higher antioxidant capacity was found in decoction extracts compared to infusion extracts for all methods.
Keywords:
T. longicaulis subsp. chaubardii; T. longicaulis subsp. longicaulis; Antioxidant activity; Decoction; Infusion
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