Author/Authors :
Mottaghipisheh, Javad Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science - University of Sistan & Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran , Maghsoudlou, Malek Taher Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science - University of Sistan & Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran , Valizadeh, Jafar Medicinal and Ornamental Plants Research Institute - University of Sistan & Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran , Arjomandi, Rouhallah Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science - University of Sistan & Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran
Abstract :
Ducrosia anethifolia (DC.) Boiss. is belongs to the Apiaceae family. It is one of the three species of Iranian
Ducrosia Boiss. species growing wild in several areas of the country. In this research, we extracted the essential
oil and it analyzed by GC/MS. The analysis of essential oil from leaves of D. anethifolia about 19 constituents
was identifed and percentage composition was determined (94.9%). The major constituents identified by this
method were α-pinene (70.3%), β-myrcene (6.9%), β-pinene (6.3%), limonene (4.9%). So, extracts of this
species extracted by maceration method and antioxidant activity evaluated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl
(DPPH•). Results showed that antioxidant activity of D. anethifolia in ethanolic and ethyl acetate extracts are less
than Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) as a synthetic antioxidant which used for positive control. Although,
antioxidant activity of ethanolic extract is more than ethyl acetate extract, but inhibitory power of this extracts is
low.
Keywords :
α-pinene , GC/MS , DPPH , Antioxidant activity , Essential oil , Ducrosia anethifolia (DC.) Boiss.
