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Biological application of essential oils and essential oil components in terms of antioxidant activity and inhibition of cholinesterase enzymes

In this chapter will be described oxidative stress related to modern age illness as well as biological activity of essential oils and essential oil components in terms of their antioxidant activity. The importance of essential oils and their constituents in terms of protecting lipids and proteins from oxidation will also be explained. Alzheimer’s disease as a disease related to oxidative stress and strategies in their treatment by using essential oil components as cholinesterase inhibitors will also be described. As case studies will be pointed out medicinal plants, endemic Satureja subspicata L., and widely used Mentha pulegium L. growing in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

oxidative stress, essential oils, biological activity, antioxidants, Alzheimer’s disease, cholinesterase inhibitors, Satureja subspicata, Mentha pulegium

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