Determination of Essential Oil Composition and Investigation of Phenolic Substance and Antioxidant Effect of “Helichrysum stoechas” from Hatay
Abstract
This study was carried out to determine the essential oil composition, antioxidant capacity and total
phenolic substance of Helichrysum stoechas which was gathered from Hatay region. H. stoechas had a moisture
content of 13.55 weight%, while the essential oil content of 0.3 wt% and ten volatile compounds were determined
and identified by GC. Predominantly volatile components are rosifoliol 4.89%, 3-methoxy-γ-asarone 34.69%,
elemicin 3.24%, myristicin 23.35%, apiol 27.38%. Methanol soluble fraction was found to be 15.3%. Total phenol
concentration was found 256.55 ± 3.7 mg gallic acid equivalent/g of extract powder. DPPH free radical-scavenging
activity IC50 was found as 2.76 ± 44x10-2 mg mL-1. The inhibition value of methanolic extract was compared with
BHA and BHT. The volatile oil is rich in hallucinogenic elemicin and myristicin. Obtained results showed that the
methanolic extract was rich in phenolic content and has a close antioxidant activity to the synthetic antioxidants
BHT and BHA.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Chemical Engineering
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
December 30, 2018
Submission Date
May 9, 2018
Acceptance Date
August 2, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 8 Number: 4
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