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Chemical Composition and Antioxydant Activity of Laurus nobilis Floral Buds Essential Oil
Bouzouita, N.; El Omri, A.; Kachouri, F. et al.
2009In Journal of Essential Oil Research
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Keywords :
Laurus nobilis FB; Essential oil composition; methyl eugenol; eugenol; elemicin; Antioxidant activity; BCB test; DPPH assay
Abstract :
[en] The essential oil of Laurus nobilis floral buds (FB) collected in Tunisia was obtained by hydrodistillation and analysed by GC-MS. Twenty three constituents were identified. The main components of this oil were α-terpinyl acetate (28.43 %), methyl eugenol (19.57 %), eugenol (7.42 %) and elemicin (4.41 %). The antioxidant activity of the oil of Laurus nobilis FB was evaluated by two methods, β-carotene bleaching (BCB) test and 2.2-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay using respectively butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), trolox, gallic acid, caffeic acid and δ-tocopherol as standards. It was found that the Laurus nobilis FB oil have a significant antioxidant effect when tested by each method respectively. The antioxidant activity of this oil is more effective than the synthetic antioxidant (BHT) at 200 ppm and can be attributed to the active compounds eugenol, elemicin and methyl eugenol present in this essential oil.
Disciplines :
Phytobiology (plant sciences, forestry, mycology...)
Author, co-author :
Bouzouita, N.
El Omri, A.
Kachouri, F.
Wathelet, Jean-Paul ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Marlier, Michel
Chaabouni, M.
Language :
English
Title :
Chemical Composition and Antioxydant Activity of Laurus nobilis Floral Buds Essential Oil
Publication date :
2009
Journal title :
Journal of Essential Oil Research
ISSN :
1041-2905
Publisher :
Allured Publishing Corporation, Carol Stream, United States - Illinois
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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