title: Essential oil composition and antiradical activity of the oil of Iraq plants.
abstract: This study examined the antiradical activity and chemical composition of essential oils of some plants grown in Mosul, Iraq. The essential oils of myrtle and parsley seed contained α-pinene (36.08% and 22.89%, respectively) as main constituents. Trans-Anethole was the major compound found in fennel and aniseed oils (66.98% and 93.51%, respectively). The dominant constituent of celery seed oil was limonene (76.63%). Diallyl disulphide was identified as the major component in garlic oil (36.51%). Antiradical activity was higher in garlic oil (76.63%) and lower in myrtle oil (39.23%). The results may suggest that some essential oils from Iraq possess compounds with antiradical activity, and these oils can be used as natural antioxidants in food applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Engineering, Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversity, Bolu, Turkey. mustafakiralan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiralan
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bayrak
authors.forename: Omar Fawzi
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Abdulaziz
authors.forename: Tuğba
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozbucak
mesh_terms: D000490:Allium / Q000737:chemistry*; D000498:Allyl Compounds / Q000032:analysis; D000081248:Allylbenzene Derivatives; D000840:Anisoles / Q000032:analysis; D019661:Apiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D053138:Cyclohexenes / Q000032:analysis; D004220:Disulfides / Q000032:analysis; D005519:Food Preservation / Q000379:methods; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000032:analysis*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007493:Iraq; D000077222:Limonene; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000032:analysis; D027822:Myrtaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D013045:Species Specificity; D013729:Terpenes / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000498:Allyl Compounds; D000081248:Allylbenzene Derivatives; D000840:Anisoles; D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D053138:Cyclohexenes; D004220:Disulfides; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D039821:Monoterpenes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D013729:Terpenes; C028009:diallyl disulfide; D000077222:Limonene; C005451:alpha-pinene; C006578:anethole