Efficacy Of Chemically Characterized Carum Copticum Essential Oil As An Antioxidant And Lipid Peroxidation Inhibition

The study reports potential of Carum copticum seed essential oil (EO) as a plant based shelf life enhancer against contamination and lipid peroxidation. Also, the effect of exogenous application of nano iron chelate on components of essential oils (Eos) of Ca.copticum was evaluated. The nano iron chelate application increased γ- terpinene and thymol concentration. Thymol exhibit a higher activity in each antioxidant system with a special attention for b-carotene bleaching test (IC50: 11.30± 0.45 µg/ml), lipid peroxidation inhibition (60.11± 0.27 µg/ml) and reducing power (EC50: 9.24 ± 0.12 µg/ml). These results indicate that Ca.copticum EO and its main compounds might be applicable in natural medicine and healthy food.