Antioxidant activity in leaves of some mediterranean plants | Zendy

Chevolleau S. | Zendy; Mallet J. F. | Zendy; Ucciani E. | Zendy; Gamisans J. | Zendy; Gruber M. | Zendy

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Antioxidant activity in leaves of some mediterranean plants

Author(s) -

Chevolleau S.,

Mallet J. F.,

Ucciani E.,

Gamisans J.,

Gruber M.

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

journal of the american oil chemists' society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512

H-Index - 117

eISSN - 1558-9331

pISSN - 0003-021X

DOI - 10.1007/bf02637699

Subject(s) - myrtus communis , antioxidant , hexane , methanol , chemistry , linoleic acid , chromatography , botany , food science , organic chemistry , biology , fatty acid , essential oil

Hexane and methanol leaf extracts of sixteen Mediterranean plant species were obtained by percolation. Higher yields were observed for methanol (16.4–47.8%) than for hexane extracts (1.3–13%). Antioxidant activity of these extracts was determined by a rapid spectrophotometric method involving the combined oxidation of beta‐carotene and linoleic acid. Leaf extracts were thus characterized by an Antioxidant Activity Coefficient (AAC) ranging from 0 to 1000. Hexane extracts gave much higher AAC values than the corresponding methanol extracts. In both cases, myrtle ( Myrtus communis ) showed the best antioxidant effectiveness.

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