Comparative study of the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of six essential oils and their components
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The antioxidant activities and the determined major components of six popular and commercially available herb essential oils, including lavender (Lavendular angustifolia), peppermint (Mentha piperita), rosemary (Rosmarius officinalis), lemon (Citrus limon), grapefruit (Citrus paradise), and frankincense (Boswellia carteri), were compared. The essential oils were analysed by GC-MS and their antioxidant activities were determined by testing free radical-scavenging capacity and lipid peroxidation in the linoleic acid system. The major components of the essential oils of lavender, peppermint, rosemary, lemon, grapefruit, and frankincense were linalyl acetate (28.2%), menthol (33.4%), 1,8-cineole (46.1%), limonene (64.5 and 94.2%), and p-menth-2-en-ol (34.5%), respectively. The highest DPPH radical-scavenging activity was obtained by the lavender essential oil and limonene, with RC50 values of 2.1 +/- 0.23% and 2.1 +/- 0.04%, respectively. Radical-scavenging activity against the ABTS radical was highest in peppermint essential oil (1.6 +/- 0.09). Lavender oil was most effective for inhibiting linoleic acid peroxidation after 10 days.
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Lavandula angustifolia Mill. oil from Australia was significantly more effective against lipid peroxidation than any of the other oils studied, using the ferric thiocyanate method.
“Using this method, some authors [42] found that Lavandula angustifolia Mill. oil from Australia was significantly more effective against lipid peroxidation than any of the other oils studied.”
From Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Essential Oils: A Short Review (2010) · cites this paper as [42]
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- Authors
- Yang, S.-A., Jeon, S.-K., Lee, E.-J., Shim, C.-H., & Lee, I.-S.
- Affiliations
- Keimyung University (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Lee, In-Seon
- Venue
- Natural Product Research
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2010-01-20
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 140-151
- ISSN
- 1478-6419 (ISSN-L)
- 1478-6427
- OpenAlex
- W2139928139
- Cited by
- 204
- References
- 32
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- FWCI
- 17.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Natural Product Research (publishedVersion)
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- Funders
- Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
- Keywords
- essential oils, antioxidant activity, chemical composition, lavender, peppermint, Rosmarinus officinalis, lemon, grapefruit, frankincense, limonene, linalyl acetate, menthol, 1,8-cineole, DPPH radical scavenging, ABTS radical scavenging, lipid peroxidation, linoleic acid
- MeSH terms
- Antioxidants, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Oils, Volatile, Lipid Peroxidation, Free Radical Scavengers
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