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
Factsheet Developed by:
- FACTSHEET OBJECTIVE
- Keywords: Antioxidant activities, Bioactive compounds, Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl., Mediterranean species, natural remedies, wild harvested plants
DOWNLOAD FACTSHEET:
More from Repository
Aromatic & Medicinal Plants
Wild species must be recovered and their uses incorporated daily as normal. We must document the traditional uses of vegetation and promote actions aimed at
Aromatic & Medicinal Plants
The Periploca angustifolia is a native shrub widely distributed in the Mediterranean region. This species is threatened because of its medicinal properties, its pastoral interest
Wild Mushrooms & Truffles
Research on hypogeous fungi is a project carried out by the Croatian Forest Research Institute in cooperation with the County of Varaždin and the Bank
Wild Mushrooms & Truffles
The Mycological Trail of Poblet has a double objective. On the one hand, the aim is to raise awareness among visitors about the mycological richness
Wild Nuts & Berries
The forest area of stone pine, Pinus pinea, has increased significantly in Portugal in the last 30 years, following the same trend of other Mediterranean
Cork
The cork oak forest management involves interventions in the understory with the following objectives: reduction of the fire risk, operationality of the cork harvesting, promotion
