Influence of extraction methods on total phenolic, flavonoids and antioxidant activity of Thymus kotchyanus L. extract in Semnan Province, Iran

Subject Areas : Phytochemistry: Isolation, Purification, Characterization

Masumeh Mazandarani ¹ , Mohammad Ghafourian ²

1 - Department of Botany, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran
2 - Medical Students of Mazandaran Medical University, Ramsar, Iran

Received: 2017-01-18 Accepted : 2017-02-07 Published : 2017-03-01

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