Chemical and biological studies on oregano /
دراسات كيميائية و بيولوجية على الزعتر البرى
Mostafa Abdellatif Abdelsalam ; Supervised Abdelmoneim Mohamed Radwan Afify , Sherif Helmy Esawy , Eshak Morad Elhadidy
- Cairo : Mostafa Abdellatif Abdelsalam , 2012
- 110 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Agriculture - Department of Agricultural Biochemistry
Oregano (Origanum syriacum L.) is an aromatic plant of the mediterranean flora that has been commonly used for medical purposes. Oregano is rich in polyphenols and flavonoids and carotenoids contents are represented by mg/g on dry weight respectively. Eleven phenolic compounds and eight flavonoids separated by HPLC, the major phenolics were catechol, catechin acid and pyrogalol