Agricultural Research Journal
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  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 54
  • Issue: 4

Antioxidant Potential Of Laurus nobilis L. Essential Oil

1Department of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 560065, Karnataka

2Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, College of Sericulture, Chintamani-563 125, Karnataka

*Corresponding author: vasundhara.vasu@gmail.com

Online published on 27 November, 2017.

Abstract

Essential oil extracted from the leaves of Laurus nobilis L., commonly known as sweet bay, was evaluated for its antioxidant activity. The oil was analysed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Constituents such as 1, 8 cineole (32.97%), linalool (11.41%) and α-terpinyl acetate (12.56%) were identified. The oil was screened for possible antioxidant activity against DPPH, ferric ions, hydroxyl radical, superoxide anion radical and singlet oxygen. The results confirmed that L. nobilis essential oil possessed antioxidant activity attributed to the presence of active compounds. Sweet bay essential oil confirmed its high therapeutic value besides its utility in the food industries.

Keywords

Antioxidant activity, 1, 8 cineole, DPPH, Essential oil, Laurus nobilis, Linalool