title: Preliminary assay on the antioxidative activity of Laurus nobilis extracts.
abstract: Antioxidative activity of Laurus nobilis leaves, bark and fruit methanolic extracts (crude and defatted) were studied on the level of lipid peroxidation in liposomes, induced by Fe(2+)/ascorbate system and measured spectrophotometrically by the TBA-test. The most significant inhibition of lipid peroxidation was obtained with methanolic extracts of laurel bark (70.6% of inhibition was obtained with 1.0 mg of crude extract).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, Belgrade 11221, Serbia and Montenegro,Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simić
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kundaković
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kovacević
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron; D027442:Laurus; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008081:Liposomes; D008517:Phytotherapy; D024301:Plant Bark; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D008081:Liposomes; D010936:Plant Extracts; D007501:Iron; D001205:Ascorbic Acid