Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Ammi visnaga L. Essential Oil

Antioxidants

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Gabriela Dumitrita Stanciu¹  Radu Lefter²  Alin Ciobica³  Valeriu V. Cotea⁴  Fatima Zahra Kamal⁵  Abdellah Ech-Chahad⁵  Daniela Carmen Ababei⁶  Marius Niculaua⁷ 

[1] Advanced Research and Development Center for Experimental Medicine (CEMEX), Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iași, Romania;

[2] Biomedical Research Center, Romanian Academy, Iași Branch, 8th Carol I Avenue, 700506 Iași, Romania;

[3] Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, 11th Carol I Avenue, 700506 Iași, Romania;

[4] Department of Oenology, "Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Life Sciences, 3rd M. Sadoveanu Alley, 700490 Iași, Romania;

[5] Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Processes and Materials, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Hassan First University, B.P. 539, Settat 26000, Morocco;

[6] Pharmacodynamics and Clinical Pharmacy Department, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iași, Romania;

[7] Research Centre for Oenology Iași, Romanian Academy, Iași Branch, 9th M. Sadoveanu Alley, 700505 Iași, Romania;

关键词: Ammi visnaga L.;    chemical composition;    antioxidant activity;    essential oil;    gas chromatography-mass spectrometry;    oxidative stress;   

DOI  :  10.3390/antiox11020347

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The present study evaluated the chemical composition and the in vitro and in vivo antioxidant potential of Ammi visnaga L. essential oil to provide a scientific basis for the use of this plant in the traditional pharmacopoeia. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to identify the volatile constituents present of the oil. The in vitro antioxidant capacity was evaluated by the DPPH and the reducing power assays. For the in vivo tests, oral administration of Ammi visnaga L. oil (600 and 1200 mg/kg body weight) was performed in Swiss albino mice treated with acetaminophen (400 mg/kg). The toxic effect of acetaminophen and the action of the essential oil were measured by determining the levels of lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes in liver and kidneys homogenates. The major components identified were butanoic acid, 2-methyl-, pentyl ester, (Z)-β-ocimene, D-limonene, linalool, pulegone and lavandulyl-butyrate. The in vitro DPPH and reducing power assays showed moderate to low free radical scavenging activity and the antioxidant power was positively correlated with the polyphenols’ concentration. In vivo, the Ammi visnaga L. essential oil showed a high antioxidant capacity at both concentrations (600 and 1200 mg/kg), effectively increasing the levels of reduced glutathione, superoxide dismutase, and catalase and significantly reducing the lipid peroxidation. The results obtained from this study suggest that Ammi visnaga L. could represent a source of molecules with antioxidant potential in the prevention of free radical-related diseases.

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