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Essential oil composition, total phenolic content and antioxidant activities of Iranian Zataria multiflora Boiss

Ardalan Alizadeh, Majid Shaabani

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/4.4.97-104

Int. J. Biosci. 4(4), 97-104. February, 2014. (PDF)

Abstract:

The essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of wild and cultivated Zataria multiflora Boiss, were analyzed by Gas Chromatography (GC) and Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS). Forty eight components were identified in the essential oil of Z. multiflora. The major components were Carvacrol (63.51%), Linalool (5.78%), p-Cymene (5.31%), Thymol (4.60%), β-caryophyllene (3.15%) and -Terpinene (2.62%). The total phenolic content and the antioxidant activity of plant extract was determined by Folin-Ciocalteau and the 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging assays respectively. This study confirms that the extracts of Z. multiflora possesses high phenolic content and antioxidant activities. The results support the traditional usage and also possible use of Z. multiflora essential oil and extracts in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.