Effect of Time of Harvest on the Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Potential of Leaf Essential Oil of Syzygium guineense Growing in North Central Nigeria (Willd.) Dc. Var.
Ajao Lamidi Usman,
Ridwan Olanrewaju Ismaeel,
Alfanla Kamaldeen Musa
Abstract:Abstract. The use of synthetic antioxidants to ameliorate oxidative stress goes with side effects. Some plants are known to be sources of natural antioxidants and, hence, could be used as alternatives to synthetic antioxidants without side effects. Meanwhile, the presence of the phytochemicals that exhibit antioxidant activity in plants depends on environmental conditions that vary with the time of harvest of plant materials. This study, therefore, investigated the effect of time of harvest on the chemical com… Show more
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