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Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Potential, and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oil Cones of Tunisian Cupressus sempervirens
Joint Authors
Ben Nouri, Aicha
Dhifi, Wissal
Bellili, Sana
Ghazghazi, Hanene
Aouadhi, Chedia
Chérif, Ameur
Hammami, Mohamed
Mnif, Wissem
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The extraction yield of the essential oil (EO) extracted by hydrodistillation from the cones of Tunisian Cupressus sempervirens L.
was of 0.518%.
The chemical composition was analyzed by GC-MS.
Results showed that this essential oil was mainly composed of monoterpene hydrocarbons (65%) with α-pinene as the major constituent (47.51%).
Its antioxidant activity was ascertained by evaluating the total antioxidant capacity and also by evaluating its inhibitory effect against DPPH and ABTS radicals.
In addition, it showed a strong antioxidant power against the DPPH (IC50 = 151 µg/mL) and ABTS (IC50 = 176.454 µg/mL) radicals scavenging.
Moreover, its antibacterial activity was tested against different species of pathogenic bacteria (three Gram-positive and eight Gram-negative bacteria).
The bacterial strains susceptible to the evaluated oil were Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, Morganella morganii, Shigella, and Vibrio cholerae.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ben Nouri, Aicha& Dhifi, Wissal& Bellili, Sana& Ghazghazi, Hanene& Aouadhi, Chedia& Chérif, Ameur…[et al.]. 2015. Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Potential, and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oil Cones of Tunisian Cupressus sempervirens. Journal of Chemistry،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1067512
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ben Nouri, Aicha…[et al.]. Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Potential, and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oil Cones of Tunisian Cupressus sempervirens. Journal of Chemistry No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1067512
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ben Nouri, Aicha& Dhifi, Wissal& Bellili, Sana& Ghazghazi, Hanene& Aouadhi, Chedia& Chérif, Ameur…[et al.]. Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Potential, and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oil Cones of Tunisian Cupressus sempervirens. Journal of Chemistry. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1067512
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1067512