Biological activities and oil properties of Origanum glandulosum Desf: A review (Article)
a Laboratoire d’écologie forestière, Institut national de recherches en génie rural, eaux et forêts, PB 10, Ariana, Tunisia
b Unité de biochimie des lipides et des protéines, faculté des sciences de Tunis, campus universitaire EL Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
c Centro de Investigação de Engenharia Química e Biotecnologia, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa. (ISEL), Rua Conselheiro Emídio Navarro, 1, Lisboa, Portugal
b Unité de biochimie des lipides et des protéines, faculté des sciences de Tunis, campus universitaire EL Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
c Centro de Investigação de Engenharia Química e Biotecnologia, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa. (ISEL), Rua Conselheiro Emídio Navarro, 1, Lisboa, Portugal
Abstract
Origanum glandulosum Desf. (Species endemic of North Africa: Tunisia and Algeria) is important medicinally as it has antimicrobial, antifungal, antioxidant, antibacterial, antithrombin, antimutagenic, angiogenic, antiparasetic and antihyperglycaemic activities. Phytochemical investigations of the species of this genus have resulted in the extraction of a number of important bioactive compounds. This emphasizes on the need of extensive study for reporting the additional information on the medicinalimportance, the biological activities and properties of oil of other unattended species of Origanum glandulosum. © 2015, Springer-Verlag France.
Author keywords
Biological activities; Oil properties; Origanum glandulosum
ISSN: 16248597Source Type: Journal Original language: English
DOI: 10.1007/s10298-015-0963-xDocument Type: Article
Publisher: Springer-Verlag France
Mechergui, K.; Laboratoire d’écologie forestière, Institut national de recherches en génie rural, eaux et forêts, PB 10, Tunisia; email:mecherguikaouther2015@gmail.com
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