Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of oil from wildAchillea setaceaandA. vermicularis

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine and compare the composition of volatile components of two species, A. setacea and A. vermicularis, under the temperate climatic conditions (north of Iran) and to investigate quantification of fatty acids in the oil extracted using gas chromatography-flame ionization detector and to evaluate the antioxidant potential and the phytochemical profile in terms of phenolic acids and flavonoids content of the oils obtained from the plants. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of the essential oils showed that the major compounds of A. setacea were nerolidol (20%) and α-cubebene (14%), while in A. vermicularis were camphor (15%) and borneol (13%). Oil analysis revealed that the major components were palmitic and myristic acids. Chromatographic separation of their phenolic compounds (high-performance liquid chromatography) demonstrated that sinapic, gallic, caffeic, vanillic, syringic, and ferulic acids were present in the two oils of the plants, but in different amounts. These results confirmed A. setacea and A. vermicularis as important sources of bioactive metabolites.

A Detailed Biological and Chemical Investigation of Sixteen Achillea Species’ Essential Oils via Chemometric Approach

“…Considering the results of GC/MS analysis performed for the studied species, piperitone (19.79 %), camphor (77.19 %), α ‐terpinene (22.28 %), eucalyptol (28.28 %), artemisia ketone (31.90 %), eucalyptol (22.89 %), endo ‐borneol (30.07 %), β ‐eudesmol (22.46 %), camphor (38.96 %), eucalyptol (37.44 %), camphor (16.55 %), verbenol (27.98 %), endo ‐borneol (73.05 %), camphor (18.87(%), β ‐eudesmol (29.17 %) and β ‐eudesmol (39.59 %) were found to be major components. The results of the study are in line with the literature . It can be said that the essential oil contents of Achillea species are affected by factors such as collection period, soil structure and climatic conditions.…”

“…In another study, α ‐bisabolone oxide A (27.0 %) and hexadecanoic acid (16.4 %) were identified as major components . When we look at the latest study on this species, nerolidol (20 %) and cubebene (14 %) were identified as the main components . Our results are in parallel with the literature.…”

“…[16] When we look at the latest study on this species, nerolidol (20 %) and cubebene (14 %) were identified as the main components. [29] Our results are in parallel with the literature.…”

“…The results of the study are in line with the literature. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] It can be said that the essential oil contents of Achillea species are affected by factors such as collection period, soil structure and climatic conditions. In addition, most species studied have been found to be rich in camphor that is known to be toxic.…”

A theoretical study of adsorption of tyrosol derivatives as antioxidant drugs on the boron nitride (BN)-nanotube (9, 0) surface

“…In recent years, the antioxidant activity of important antioxidant compounds have been investigated. [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] In this section, the effects of NHMe, OMe, and tert-butyl substituents on the BDE and IP values of tyrosol were investigated, in order to find the novel tyrosol derivatives with high level of antioxidant activity. This work represents the first systematic study of antioxidant activity of substituted tyrosol derivatives by using of theoretical methods.…”