Department of Food Engineering, Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversity, Bolu, Turkey.
Nat Prod Res. 2012;26(2):132-9. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2010.535149. Epub 2011 Aug 10.
This study examined the antiradical activity and chemical composition of essential oils of some plants grown in Mosul, Iraq. The essential oils of myrtle and parsley seed contained α-pinene (36.08% and 22.89%, respectively) as main constituents. Trans-Anethole was the major compound found in fennel and aniseed oils (66.98% and 93.51%, respectively). The dominant constituent of celery seed oil was limonene (76.63%). Diallyl disulphide was identified as the major component in garlic oil (36.51%). Antiradical activity was higher in garlic oil (76.63%) and lower in myrtle oil (39.23%). The results may suggest that some essential oils from Iraq possess compounds with antiradical activity, and these oils can be used as natural antioxidants in food applications.
本研究考察了伊拉克摩苏尔种植的一些植物的精油的抗氧化活性和化学成分。桃金娘和欧芹籽油的主要成分分别为α-蒎烯（36.08%和 22.89%）。反式茴香脑是茴香和大茴香籽油中的主要化合物（分别为 66.98%和 93.51%）。芹菜籽油的主要成分是柠檬烯（76.63%）。大蒜油中的主要成分被鉴定为二烯丙基二硫（36.51%）。抗氧化活性在大蒜油中较高（76.63%），在桃金娘油中较低（39.23%）。结果表明，伊拉克的一些精油含有具有抗氧化活性的化合物，这些精油可在食品应用中用作天然抗氧化剂。
