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Exploration of Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of the Essential Oil from Ehretia acuminata R. Br. Fruit

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: The fruit of Ehretia acuminata R. Br. is used in eating by some tribal people and is a good source of antioxidants found in Asia, Australia, Africa, and North America.Our study aims to investigate the extraction of essential oil from the fruit of E. acuminata, the evaluation of physicochemical parameters, chemical composition, and biological activities of essential oil.The essential oil was extracted by hydrodistillation method, physicochemical parameters like yield, colour, odour & refractive index, acid value, iodine value, saponification value, ester value & peroxide value, assessing the composition of the essential oil were determined by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.The evaluation of different biological activities like antioxidant, antidiabetic, antiinflammatory, antihemolytic, and photoprotective activities have been done by the spectrophotometric method and antimicrobial by zone inhibition method.The results obtained from GC/MS analysis proved the presence of 30 components, in which 29 compounds were identified, with the highest content of 2,4-Decadienal (37.54%), (E, E)-2,4-Decadienal (20.31%), 2-(Prop-2-benzyloxy) tetradecane (10.00 %), Diethyl Phthalate (5.28%).The chemical composition and biological activity of the investigated essential oil indicate a significant phytomedical potential of the essential oil of E. acuminata fruit.

Source: ES Food & Agroforestry

DOI: 10.30919/esfaf1068

Authors: Amanpreet Kaur, Man Vir Singh, Neha Bhatt, Sarika Arora, Abha Shukla

Institutions: IFTM University, Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya

Language: English

Topic: Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Subfield: Food Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: University of the Punjab