In:
Chemistry & Biodiversity, Wiley, Vol. 7, No. 9 ( 2010-09), p. 2281-2288
Abstract:
The phytochemical profile of Melaleuca leucadendra L. leaf and fruit oils from Cuba was investigated by GC and GC/MS. Forty‐one and sixty‐four volatile compounds were identified and quantified, accounting for 99.2 and 99.5% of the leaf‐oil and fruit‐oil total composition, respectively. The main components were 1,8‐cineol (43.0%), viridiflorol (24.2%), α ‐terpineol (7.0%), α ‐pinene (5.3%), and limonene (4.8%) in the leaf oil, and viridiflorol (47.6%), globulol (5.8%), guaiol (5.3%), and α ‐pinene (4.5%) in the fruit oil. The antioxidant capacity of these essential oils was determined by three different in vitro assays (2,2‐diphenyl‐1‐picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical, thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS), and 2,2′‐Azinobis(3‐ethylbenzothiazoline‐6‐sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical cation), and significant activities were evidenced for all of them.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1612-1872
,
1612-1880
DOI:
10.1002/cbdv.200900162
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2010
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2136784-X
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2139001-0
SSG:
12
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