Essential oil composition and antioxidant activity of aerial parts of Asperula oppositifolia collected from Darkesh, Iran | Zendy

M. Halimi | Zendy; Nasrabadi Malihe | Zendy

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Essential oil composition and antioxidant activity of aerial parts of Asperula oppositifolia collected from Darkesh, Iran

Author(s) -

M. Halimi,

Nasrabadi Malihe

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of medicinal plants research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1996-0875

DOI - 10.5897/jmpr2015.5959

Subject(s) - dpph , antioxidant , chemistry , essential oil , traditional medicine , food science , composition (language) , ethanol , chemical composition , organic chemistry , medicine , art , literature

The chemical compositions of the essential oil of Asperula oppositifolia aerial parts were examined by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS); forty-two compounds were identified. Analysis of this essential oil revealed the presence of 2-(6,6-Dimethyl bicyclo[3.1.1]hepta-2en-2-yl) ethanol (17.16%), Decane (8.47%) , Dibuthyl phthalate (5.59%) and 1-Bromo Naphthalene(4%). The antioxidant activity of aerial parts of methanolic extract was studied by in vitro 2’2’-diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical – scavenging activity, revealing that this plant could be used as new medicinal resource for antioxidant agent.

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