EVALUATION OF THE ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OILS FROM CAPER (CAPPARIS SPINOSA) AND SEA FENNEL (CRITHMUM MARITIMUM) BY DIFFERENT METHODS: ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OIL OF CAPER AND SEA FENNEL
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ABSTRACT In this study, essential oils from wild-grown caper (Capparis spinosa L.) and sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum L.) from Dalmatia (Croatia) were isolated by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry. Methyl isothiocyanate (92.06%) was detected as major component of essential oil from caper leaves and flower buds, while limonene (58.37%), sabinene (26.46%), terpinene-4-ol (5.59%) and γ-terpinene (2.81%) were identified as dominant compounds in sea fennel essential oil. Tested essential oils did not exhibit radical-scavenging activity by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl hydrate method, while they showed the antioxidant activity by β-carotene bleaching method and thiobarbituric acid reactive species assay. In addition, sea fennel essential oil exhibited very high inhibitory effect on the oxidation of human low-density lipoprotein. PRACTICAL APLICATIONS Antioxidants are indispensable for the food preservation from oxidative deterioration, as well as for the protection of unsaturated lipids in animal and human tissues. Therefore, the usage of essential oil in foods, which may act as natural antioxidant preservatives, may prolong the shelf life of relevant food products, as well as influence on health of consumers. Essential oils from caper and sea fennel represent alternative for synthetic antioxidants and potential of functional food.
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The antioxidant activity of Capparis spinosa and Crithmum maritimum oils was dose-dependent.
“They also found that the activity was dose-dependent.”
From Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Essential Oils: A Short Review (2010) · cites this paper as [55]
Capparis spinosa and Crithmum maritimum essential oils from Dalmatia at 1 g/L had lower ability to inhibit lipid peroxidation than BHA but close to BHT in the TBARS method.
“The evaluation of the antioxidant activities of essential oils from Capparis spinosa L. and Crithmum maritimum L. from Dalmatia (Croatia) by different methods, showed that using TBARS method, the oils presented at 1 g/L (the highest concentration tested) lower ability to inhibit lipid peroxidation than BHA, but close to that of BHT.”
From Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Essential Oils: A Short Review (2010) · cites this paper as [55]
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- Authors
- KULISIC-BILUSIC, T., BLAŽEVIĆ, I., DEJANOVIĆ, B., MILOŠ, M., & PIFAT, G.
- Affiliations
- University of Split (HR)
- Ruđer Bošković Institute (HR)
- Venue
- Journal of Food Biochemistry
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-03-21
- Volume
- 34
- Pages
- 286-302
- ISSN
- 0145-8884 (ISSN-L)
- 1745-4514
- OpenAlex
- W1602783514
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- 2.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Food Biochemistry (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Keywords
- Capparis spinosa, Crithmum maritimum, antioxidant activity, methyl isothiocyanate, limonene, sabinene, LDL oxidation inhibition, natural antioxidants, food preservatives, functional foods
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