The ultimate objectives of this work were to find new potential sources of natural antioxidants agents in the food industry. This study is the first to investigate secondary metabolites and biological activities of barks and leaves of Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl. subsp. angustifolia (Oleaceae), Tunisian native tree, from two provenances (Béja and Nefza) were investigated using two solvents extracts (ethanol and distilled water).
Antioxidant capacity and phenol content of Fraxinus angustifolia leaf and bark extracts
- Category: Aromatic & Medicinal Plants
- Themes: Development of new products and derivatives
- Position in the value chain: Forestry
- Type: Research
- Scale: National
- Country: Tunisia
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- Keywords: Antioxidant activities, Bioactive compounds, Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl., Mediterranean species, natural remedies, wild harvested plants
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