Preliminary assay on the radical scavenging activity of olive wood extracts

Joaquín Altarejos; Sofía Salido; Mercedes Pérez-Bonilla; Pablo J Linares-Palomino; Teris A van Beek; Manuel Nogueras; Adolfo Sánchez

doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2005.02.002

Preliminary assay on the radical scavenging activity of olive wood extracts

Fitoterapia. 2005 Jun;76(3-4):348-51. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2005.02.002.

Authors

Joaquín Altarejos¹, Sofía Salido, Mercedes Pérez-Bonilla, Pablo J Linares-Palomino, Teris A van Beek, Manuel Nogueras, Adolfo Sánchez

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain. jaltare@ujaen.es

PMID: 15890466
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2005.02.002

Abstract

The dichloromethane and ethanol extracts of Olea europaea wood (picual olive cultivar) were screened for antioxidant activity, determined by the DPPH free radical scavenging assay. The ethanol extract displayed potent antioxidant activity.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Antioxidants / isolation & purification
Antioxidants / pharmacology*
Free Radical Scavengers / pharmacology
Olea / chemistry*
Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
Wood

Substances

Antioxidants
Free Radical Scavengers
Plant Extracts