Antioxidant Activity and Essential Oil Evaluation of Satureja hortensis L. (Lamiaceae) from Iran

作者：Moghadam Ali Reza Ladan^*

来源：Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 2015, 18(2): 455-459.

DOI：10.1080/0972060X.2014.1002014

• Satureja hortensis
• chemical composition
• antioxidant activity

Satureja hortensis L. (Lamiaceae) is one of the most important of twelve species of Iranian Satureja species cultivated in several areas of the country. As a medicinal plant, S. hortensis has been traditionally used as a stimulant, carminative and aphrodisiac. This study reports the essential oil composition and antioxidant activity of the essential oil extract of aerial parts of Satureja hortensis L. GC-MS analysis identified twenty compounds representing 97.03 % of the oil. The main components comprising 70.72 % of the oil were gamma-terpinene (31.47 %), borneol (5.73 %), carvacrol (26.78 %) and eugenol (6.78 %). The samples were screened for their antioxidant activities using 2,2'-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical assay methods. gamma-Terpinene (11.21 +/- 0.41 mu g/ml) and eugenol (11.97 +/- 0.07 mu g/ml) showed appreciable antioxidant activity in DPPH test.

• 出版日期2015-3-4