Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of the essential oil of Alseodaphne velutina Chev. from Viet Nam
Authors: Nguyen Tien Cuong, Pham Hong Ban, Mai Van Chung
Natural Product Research
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Publishing year: 2020
Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of the essential oil
of Alseodaphne velutina Chev. (Lauraceae) were investigated for
the first time from Viet Nam. Leaf essential oil was hydrodistilled
and analysed by GC and GC-MS that totally identified 32 terpenoid compounds (accouting for 89.18% of the total oil) with
b-patchoulene (25.74%) and b-caryophyllene (12.81%) as two
major sesquiterpene hydrocarbons compounds. The antioxidant
potential of leaf essential oil was evaluated using DPPH, ABTS
and FRAP assays, and revealed a moderate-to-high activity comparable with already known antioxidant standard Trolox.