Characterization of Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Trachyspermum ammi Seed as a Potential Medicinal Plant
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: In this study, the essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the seed of Trachyspermum ammi (Umbelliferae), growing wild in Sabzevar, Khorasan Razavi province (Iran), were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The yield of total volatiles was 2.3% (w/w). Forty four compounds representing 91.6% of the aerial parts oil were identified. The main components of the oil were Hexadecanoic acid (27.5%), ethyl linoleate (8.5%), 6-methyl-α-ionone (8.0%), isobutyl phthalate (5.8%), α-cadinol (4.7%), germacrene D (4.3%) and δ-cadinene (3.5%). The oil was rich in nonterpenoids (56.0%). The total flavonoid content of different extracts of the plant was found to be in the range 53.2-164.5 mg/g while the maximum amount concern to methanol extract. The antioxidant activity of the extracts was also measured by radical scavenging activity of antioxidants against free radical 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method. Results showed that IC50 of the extracts of Trachyspermum ammi seed are higher than the standard synthetic antioxidants, BHT, ascorbic acid and gallic acid.
Source: Journal of chemical health risks
Authors: Hashem Akhlaghi, Bhnam Mahdavi, Hasan Rezaei
Language: English
Subfield: Food Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: Islamic Azad University
OpenAlex ID: W1641723410