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Antioxidant activity and mechanism of action of thymol and carvacrol in two lipid systems

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Thymol is a better antioxidant in TGSO than in TGL, whereas the activity of carvacrol in the two lipid systems does not differ significantly, although the mechanism of their inhibiting action depends on the character of the lipid medium.
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This article is published in Food Chemistry.The article was published on 1999-01-01. It has received 534 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thymol & Carvacrol.

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Natural antioxidants from residual sources.

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Antioxidant activity of selected essential oil components in two lipid model systems

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Use of different methods for testing antioxidative activity of oregano essential oil

TL;DR: In this article, the antioxidant properties of the essential oil from oregano in relation to its chemical composition were examined and the antioxidant activity was investigated with three different methods: the β-carotene bleaching (BCB) test, the 2,2′-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging method and the TBARS assay.
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Identification of volatile components in basil Ocimum basilicum L and thyme leaves Thymus vulgaris L and their antioxidant properties

TL;DR: Aroma compounds in the extracts of basil leaves (Ocimum basilicum L.) and thyme leaves (Thymus vulgaris L.) were identified by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC/MS).
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Effect of chitosan coatings enriched with cinnamon oil on the quality of refrigerated rainbow trout

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Antioxidant actions of thymol, carvacrol, 6-gingerol, zingerone and hydroxytyrosol

TL;DR: The data suggest that thymol, carvacrol and 6-gingerol possess useful antioxidant properties and may become important in the search for 'natural' replacements for 'synthetic' antioxidant food additives.
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Natural antioxidants for food use

TL;DR: There is a general trend towards replacing the use of synthetic antioxidants in food processing by the addition of natural oxidation inhibitors or by the preferential use of ingredients that naturally possess antioxidant activity as discussed by the authors.
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Toxicology of the synthetic antioxidants BHA and BHT in comparison with the natural antioxidant vitamin E

TL;DR: The present overview concludes that the concentrations of BHA and BHT nowadays used in food, drugs and cosmetics are probably harmless and vitamin E can also be used in higher doses without the occurrence of adverse effects.
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