Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activities of the Essential Oils from Thymbra capitata and Thymus Species Grown in Portugal
Joint Authors
Megías, Cristina
Cortés-Giraldo, Isabel
Gago, Custódia
Antunes, Maria Dulce
Vioque, Javier
Lima, A. Sofia
Figueiredo, A. Cristina
Miguel, M. Graça
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-07-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of the essential oils from Thymbra capitata and Thymus species grown in Portugal were evaluated.
Thymbra and Thymus essential oils were grouped into two clusters: Cluster I in which carvacrol, thymol, p-cymene, α-terpineol, and γ-terpinene dominated and Cluster II in which thymol and carvacrol were absent and the main constituent was linalool.
The ability for scavenging ABTS•+ and peroxyl free radicals as well as for preventing the growth of THP-1 leukemia cells was better in essential oils with the highest contents of thymol and carvacrol.
These results show the importance of these two terpene-phenolic compounds as antioxidants and cytotoxic agents against THP-1 cells.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Miguel, M. Graça& Gago, Custódia& Antunes, Maria Dulce& Megías, Cristina& Cortés-Giraldo, Isabel& Vioque, Javier…[et al.]. 2015. Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activities of the Essential Oils from Thymbra capitata and Thymus Species Grown in Portugal. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063682
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Miguel, M. Graça…[et al.]. Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activities of the Essential Oils from Thymbra capitata and Thymus Species Grown in Portugal. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063682
American Medical Association (AMA)
Miguel, M. Graça& Gago, Custódia& Antunes, Maria Dulce& Megías, Cristina& Cortés-Giraldo, Isabel& Vioque, Javier…[et al.]. Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activities of the Essential Oils from Thymbra capitata and Thymus Species Grown in Portugal. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063682
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1063682
