Chemical characterization and antioxidant potential of volatile oil from an edible seaweed Porphyra tenera (Kjellman, 1897)

Abstract Background Porphyra tenera (Kjellman, 1897) is the most common eatable red seaweed in Asia. In the present study, P. tenera volatile oil (PTVO) was extracted from dried P. tenera sheets that were used as food by the microwave hydrodistillation procedure, after which the characterization of...

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Main Authors: Jayanta Kumar Patra, Se-Weon Lee, Yong-Suk Kwon, Jae Gyu Park, Kwang-Hyun Baek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Chemistry Central Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13065-017-0259-3