Effect of extraction techniques on the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of Eucalyptus camaldulensis var. brevirostris leaf oils |
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Authors: | Hoda Fadel F Marx Abdalla El-Sawy and Ahmed El-Ghorab |
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Affiliation: | (1) Chemistry of Flavour and Aromatic Department, National Research Centre, El-Tahrir Street, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt, EG;(2) Institut für Lebensmittelwissenschaft und Lebensmittelchemie, Universit?t Bonn, Endenicher Allee 11–13, D-53115 Bonn, Germany, DE;(3) Faculty of Science, Zagazig University (Benha branch), Benha, Egypt, EG |
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Abstract: | The volatile oil compositions of Eucalyptus
camaldulensis var. brevirostris leaves obtained by hydrodistillation (HD) and supercritical fluid extraction methods (SFE) were analysed qualitatively and
quantitatively by GLC-MS. Ninety different components were separated and most of them identified. In both extracts the main
constituents were found to be β-phellandrene (8.94 and 4.09%), p–cymene (24.01 and 10.61%), cryptone (12.71 and 9.82%) and spathulenol (14.43 and 13.14%). The yield of the monoterpene hydrocarbons
in HD oil (0.288 g/100 g fresh leaves) was slightly higher compared with that in the SFE extract (0.242 g/100 g fresh leaves).
The SFE extract possessed higher concentrations of the sesquiterpenes, light oxygenated compounds and heavy oxygenated compounds
than the HD oil. The relationship between the antioxidant activity and chemical composition of the extracted oils was investigated.
The significant amounts of p–cymen-7-ol and thymol are responsible for the antioxidative activity of both extracts. The concentration of both compounds,
but especially that of p–cymen-7-ol (2.25%), is higher in the SFE extract. This corresponds with the higher antioxidative activity of the SFE compared
with the HD extract. p–Cymen-7-ol, a compound newly identified in leaves of Eucalyptus species, exhibited superior antioxidant activity in comparison with that of butylated hydroxyanisole.
Received: 30 April 1998 |
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Keywords: | Eucalyptus camaldulensis Leaf oil Chemical composition Antioxidative activity Supercritical fluid extraction |
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