title: The antioxidative effect of Iranian Mentha pulegium extracts and essential oil in sunflower oil.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate antioxidative activities of the essential oil, methanol and water extracts of Iranian pennyroyal in vegetable oil during storage. Different concentrations (0, 200, 400, 600, 800 and 1000 ppm) of essential oil, water and methanol extracts and beta-hydroxy toluene (BHT; 200 ppm) were added to sunflower oil emulsion in the presence of cupric ions and incubated for 7 days at 60 degrees C. Peroxide values (PVs) and thiobarbituric acid reacting substances (TBARS) levels were measured in each day up to day of seven. Furthermore, antioxidant capacity of the essential oil and extracts were determined using DPPH and beta-carotene-linoleic acid methods. Values were compared among groups in each incubation time points using ANOVA. Results showed that DPPH and beta-carotene-linoleic acid assay findings on the Mentha pulegium extracts were comparable to those found on BHT. Furthermore, in all incubation time points, M. pulegium extracts lowered PVs and TBARS levels when compared to the control (p<0.001). In this respect, water extract was more potent than the methanol extract. Essential oil did not show considerable antioxidative effect. It seems that water extract of M. pulegium is a potent antioxidant which makes it as a potential antioxidant for oil and oily products during storage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Abolfazl
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kamkar
authors.forename: Ashkan Jebelli
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Javan
authors.forename: Farzad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Asadi
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamalinejad
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry*; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000737:chemistry; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007492:Iran; D019787:Linoleic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D027541:Mentha / Q000737:chemistry*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D010851:Picrates / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D000074242:Sunflower Oil; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D019207:beta Carotene / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010851:Picrates; D010936:Plant Extracts; D010938:Plant Oils; D000074242:Sunflower Oil; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D019207:beta Carotene; D019787:Linoleic Acid; C004931:1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl