Effect of bioclimatic area and season on phenolics and antioxidant activities of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) leaves
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The aim of the present study was to determine the phenolic content and the antioxidant activity of rosemary collected from three different bioclimatic stages of Tunisia during four seasons. Ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts of rosemary leaves were isolated by Soxhlet and the contents of total polyphenols, total flavonoids and total condensed tannins of rosemary extracts were determined by spectrophotometric method. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis allowed the quantification of the main phenolic compounds, namely rosmarinic acid and carnosic acid. Antioxidant assays were evaluated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical-scavenging, 2,2ʹ-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid, β-carotene bleaching, iron reducing power and ferric reducing antioxidant power assays. There was a strong correlation between antioxidant activity and phenolic content depending on bioclimatic and season effects.
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For R. officinalis, the phenolic diterpenes carnosic acid and carnosol are considered important chemotaxonomic markers.
“and, for R. officinalis, the phenolic diterpenes carnosic acid and carnosol are also considered important (Mena et al., 2016;Troncoso et al., 2005;Yeddes et al., 2019;Yilmaz et al., 2018;Zhang et al., 2012).”
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- Authors
- Yeddes, W., Chalghoum, A., Aidi-Wannes, W., Ksouri, R., & Saidani Tounsi, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Carthage (TN)
- Hôpital Farhat Hached (TN)
- Laboratory of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, Borj Cedria Biotechnology Center, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
- Center of Biotechnogy of Borj Cédria (TN)
- Venue
- Journal of Essential Oil Research
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2019-03-27
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 432-443
- ISSN
- 1041-2905 (ISSN-L)
- 2163-8152
- OpenAlex
- W2922961022
- Cited by
- 49
- References
- 62
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 3.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Essential Oil Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Medicinal Plant Research
- Keywords
- Rosmarinus officinalis, phenolic compounds, antioxidant activity, bioclimatic zones, seasonal variation, rosmarinic acid, carnosic acid, total polyphenols, total flavonoid content, leaf extract, Tunisia
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