Abstract
The scavenging capacity of several labiatae plant extracts in thermal oxidation of paraffin was investigated. The stabilization
activity was determined by isothermal chemiluminescence. The studied extracts produced large increase in the oxidation
induction time (55 times for sage, 36 times for rosemary, 20 times for wild thyme and 14 times for oregano) in respect with
neat paraffin. Other characteristics such as half time oxidation and oxidation rate are significantly improved.
Keywords
Labiatae herbs, Phenolics, Antioxidants, Chemiluminescence.
Citation
S. JIPA, T. ZAHARESCU, W. KAPPEL, C. DUMITRESCU, M. MARIŞ, A. MANTSCH, M. LUNGULESCU, Scavenger capacity of natural phenolics in some selected labiatae herbs, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 2, 10, October 2008, pp.669-673 (2008).
Submitted at: July 2, 2008
Accepted at: Oct. 2, 2008