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Antioxidant activities and chemical composition of essential oil of Pistacia atlantica from Algeria

Gourine, N., Yousfi, M., Bombarda, I., Nadjemi, B., Stocker, P., Gaydou, E.M.·2010·Industrial Crops and Products

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A total number of 34 samples of leaves of Pistacia atlantica Desf. collected randomly from four different locations in Algeria were submitted to hydrodistillation. The essential oils obtained at a yield range of 0.02-0.12% (v/w) were screened for theirs antioxidant activities in vitro using two different and complementary assays: the DPPH• (2,2-di-phenyl-1-picrilhydrazyl) free radical scavenging and the FRAP (Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power). The result of the DPPH assay gives an IC₅₀ range value of (8.8-27.48)mg/mL for all the samples studied. BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) and ascorbic acid were used for comparison purposes. The FRAP antioxidant activity test of the oil was expressed using ascorbic acid as standard reference antioxidant. Others synthetic antioxidants were used for comparison. The antioxidant expressed as Ascorbic acid Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity (AEAC) has a range value of (2.8-11.1)mg/mL, i.e. that the sample oils are almost 3-11 times much more active than ascorbic acid. The essential oils were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The essential oil was rich in monoterpenes and oxygenated sesquiterpenes. Forty-seven compounds were identified. The main compounds were not the same in the all analysed samples. The percentages ranges of the major components identified from the different locations were α-pinene+ α-thujene (5.54-66.61%), camphene (0.75-20.85%), β-pinene (1.09-13.12%), p-cymene (0.39-10.19%), terpinen-4,ol (0.42-15.97%) and spathulenol (0.46-32.64%).

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  • Pistacia atlantica leaf oils from diverse origins of Algeria showed weak DPPH scavenging compared to BHT and BHA, but higher FRAP antioxidant capacity relative to ascorbic acid.

    “The antioxidant activity of Pistacia atlantica Desf. leaf oils from diverse origins of Algeria showed weak ability for scavenging DPPH free radicals, at least when compared to those of references (BHT and BHA). In contrast, the same oils had a higher antioxidant capacity relative to the antioxidant of reference ascobic acid when measured through the FRAP assay [78].”

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Authors
Gourine, N., Yousfi, M., Bombarda, I., Nadjemi, B., Stocker, P., & Gaydou, E. M.
Affiliations
  • Amar Telidji University of Laghouat (DZ)
  • Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
  • École Normale Supérieure de Kouba (DZ)
Corresponding author
Yousfi, M.
Venue
Industrial Crops and Products
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-03
Volume
31
Issue
2
Pages
203-208
ISSN
0926-6690 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2042450928
Cited by
126
References
27
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Industrial Crops and Products (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Medicinal Plant Research
Keywords
Pistacia atlantica, essential oils, antioxidant activity, chemical composition, monoterpenes, oxygenated sesquiterpenes, α-pinene, α-thujene, terpinen-4-ol, spathulenol, DPPH radical scavenging, FRAP, regional variation, Algerian flora

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