title: Composition and antioxidant properties of the essential oil of the endemic Cape Verdean Satureja forbesii.
abstract: The chemical composition of essential oil from the air-dried aerial parts of Satureja forbesii (Benth.) Briq. from Cape Verde was studied by GC and GC/MS. Thirty-nine volatile compounds were identified of which geranial (42.0%) and neral (31.2%) were the major constituents. Using the 2,2-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl free-radical scavenging method and the in vitro assay for prevention of lipid peroxidation by thiobarbituric reactive species, significant activities were evidenced.
authors.affiliation: Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Laboratoire de Chimie des Molécules Bioactives et des Arômes (LCMBA), UMR 6001 CNRS, Faculté des Sciences, 28 Avenue Valrose, F-06108 Nice Cedex 2, France.
authors.forename: Risoleta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ortet
authors.forename: Erik L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Regalado
authors.forename: Olivier P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Jorge A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pino
authors.forename: Miguel D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Jean-Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Filippi
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D055726:Cabo Verde; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010851:Picrates / Q000737:chemistry; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial / Q000737:chemistry; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D031362:Satureja / Q000737:chemistry*; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D010851:Picrates; D010938:Plant Oils; D013729:Terpenes; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; C004931:1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl