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Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Artemisia herba-alba essential oil cultivated in Tunisian arid zone

Mighri, Hedi, Hajlaoui, Hafedh, Akrout, Ahmed, Najjaa, Hanen, Neffati, Mohamed·2009·Comptes Rendus Chimie

Abstract

This study was conceived to examine the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of four essential oil types extracted by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of Artemisia herba-alba cultivated in southern Tunisia. The chemical composition was investigated using both capillary GC and GC/MS techniques. β-thujone, α-thujone, α-thujone/β-thujone and 1,8-cineole/camphor/α-thujone/β-thujone were respectively, the major components of these oil types. The antimicrobial activity of different oils was tested using the diffusion method and by determining the inhibition zone. The results showed that all examined oil types had great potential of antimicrobial activity against strains. In addition, antioxidant capacity was assessed by different in vitro tests and weak activity was found for these A. herba-alba oils.

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  • All four Artemisia herba-alba oil types exhibited weak antioxidant abilities for preventing linoleic acid oxidation.

    “All of these oils exhibited weak antioxidant abilities for preventing the linoleic acid oxidation.”
  • The β-thujone-rich Artemisia herba-alba oil showed the best inhibition percentage (12.5%), much lower than BHA (89.2%).

    “The β-thujone-rich oil showed the best inhibition percentage (12.5%), nevertheless much lower than BHA (89.2%).”
  • Artemisia herba-alba essential oil had weak activity both against lipid oxidation and as a free radical scavenger.

    “The essential oils of Artemisia herba-alba already reported above as possessing little ability for inhibiting lipid peroxidation [45], when evaluated in terms of free radical scavenging, the oils continued to have weak activity. In this case and in contrast to other works [44,51], the essential oil of Artemisia herba-alba was not effective either against lipid oxidation nor as a free radical scav”

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Authors
Mighri, H., Hajlaoui, H., Akrout, A., Najjaa, H., & Neffati, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Monastir (TN)
  • Institut des Régions Arides (TN)
Venue
Comptes Rendus Chimie
Published
2009-12-02
Volume
13
Issue
3
Pages
380-386
ISSN
  • 1631-0748 (ISSN-L)
  • 1878-1543
OpenAlex
W2028455507
Cited by
152
References
23
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FWCI
7.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Comptes Rendus Chimie (publishedVersion)
  • Comptes Rendus Chimie (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Medicinal Plant Research
Keywords
Artemisia herba-alba, essential oils, antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity, chemical composition, thujone, 1,8-cineole, camphor

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