Natural Product Research 2012-01-01

Essential oil composition and antiradical activity of the oil of Iraq plants.

Mustafa Kiralan, Ali Bayrak, Omar Fawzi Abdulaziz, Tuğba Ozbucak

Index: Nat. Prod. Res. 26(2) , 132-9, (2012)

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Abstract

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.