Chemical composition and antioxidant properties of the essential oil of Cinnamomum altissimum Kosterm. (Lauraceae)

Abdelwahab, S.I. and Mariod, A.A. and Taha, M.M.E. and Zaman, F.Q. and Abdelmageed, A.H.A. and Khamis, S. and Sivasothy, Y. and Awang, Khalijah (2017) Chemical composition and antioxidant properties of the essential oil of Cinnamomum altissimum Kosterm. (Lauraceae). Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 10 (1). pp. 131-135. ISSN 1878-5352, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2014.02.001.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2014.02.001

Abstract

The essential oil of the bark of Cinnamomum altissimum Kosterm. obtained by hydrodistillation was analyzed by capillary GC and GC–MS. The oil was characterized by linalool (36.0%), methyl eugenol (12.8%), limonene (8.3%), α-terpineol (7.8%) and terpinen-4-ol (6.4%). The content of total phenolics in the extracts was determined spectrometrically according to the Folin–Ciocalteu procedure and calculated as gallic acid equivalents (GAE). A total phenolic compound was 50.41 ± 0.98 μg GAE/mg oil. The extract displayed antioxidant activities, with an IC50 value of 38.5 ± 4.72 μg/ml, using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay, and 345.2 ± 14.8 μM Fe (II)/g dry mass using ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP) assay.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cinnamomum altissimum Kosterm.; Essential oils; Antioxidant activity; Linalool; Methyl eugenol
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Department of Chemistry
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 18 Sep 2018 05:37
Last Modified: 01 Mar 2019 09:09
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/19254

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