- Hayvansal Üretim
- Vol: 57 Issue: 2
- Chemical Compositions and Antioxidant Activities of The Essential Oils of Some Medicinal and Aromati...
Chemical Compositions and Antioxidant Activities of The Essential Oils of Some Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Authors : Sibel Soycan Önenç, Zümrüt Açikgöz, Figen Kirkpinar, Tuncay Küme, Çiğdem Şeremet Tuğalay, Özer Hakan Bayraktar
Pages : 7-14
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Publication Date : 2016-07-30
Article Type : Research
Abstract :The present study was conducted to determine the chemical compositions and antioxidant activities of some essential oils of some medicinal and aromatic plants widely used in feed or food industry . The major compounds of the essential oils of cinnamon, cumin, laurel, mint, oregano, rosemary and sage are cinnamaldehyde propylene glycol acetal (41.50%), cuminaldehyde (44.01%), 1,8 cineole (39.55), (+) pullegon (67.80%), carvacrol (59.03%), 1,8 cineole (30.12%) and (+) camphor (17.15%), respectively. There were significant differences in the antioxidant activities of these essential oils (P<0.01). In terms of the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryhydrazyl ( DPPH) assay, laurel essential oil (79.00%) demonstrated the highest antioxidant activity, followed by that from cumin (75.98%), oregano (75.81%), mint (69.49%), sage (69.01%), cinnamon (68.83%) and rosemary (63.88%). To conclude, the DPPH free radical scavenging activities of all essential oils from some medicinal and aromatic plant species are significantly greater than those of vitamin E and Trolox (P<0.01) .Keywords : Essential oil, chemical composition, antioxidant activity, aromatic plants