• Journal of Korea Foresty Energy
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.24-30
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• 2005

Four compounds, (+)-catechin (1), (-)-epicatechin (2), myricitrin (3), and hinokiflavone (4), were isolated from the needles of Juniperus occidentalis Hook. The structures of the isolated compounds were established by NMR and MS spectrometer. The antioxidant activity of the isolated compounds was determined by measuring free radical scavenging activity with DPPH and the results indicated that compound 1, 2, and 3 showed better activity than the controls, while compound 4 had weak activity compared with ${\alpha}-tocopherol$, BHT, and curcumin.