Authors: Mitra Rezaie Reza Farhoosh Ali Sharif Javad Asili Mehrdad Iranshahi
Publish Date: 2015/03/06
Volume: 52, Issue: 10, Pages: 6784-6790
Abstract
The tree Pistacia atlantica subsp mutica namely Bene is widely distributed in Iranian mountains Recent studies revealed that the oil of Bene was stable even more stable than sesame oil with antioxidant properties This can give versatile applications for the oil The volatile composition of this oil has not chemically been investigated so far In this study sixty three compounds were identified in the essential oil EO of Bene hull The major components were determined to be αpinene 208 camphene 84 βmyrcene 82 and limonene 8 Antioxidant activities of the essential oil from Bene hull were evaluated by using 22′ diphenyl1picrylhydrazyl DPPH free radicalscavenging ferric reducing antioxidant power FRAP βcarotene bleaching test thiobarbituric acid reactive species TBARS and Rancimat assays The Bene essential oil exhibited significant antioxidant activities in FRAP and TBARS assays as compared with positive controls In addition the oil was evaluated for its antimicrobial activity against both Gram positive Staphylococcus aureus and Gram negative Escherichia coli bacteria It showed significant antibacterial activities against S aureus and E coli with minimum inhibitory concentration MIC values of 6 and 125 μg/mL respectivelyThis research was financially supported by grants from the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Research Council Grant No 89185 This study was also a part of the dissertation of Mrs Mitra Rezaie for the degree of Doctor of Food Science and Technology submitted to Faculty of Agriculture Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
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