Essential oil composition of Rhus cotinus and its antioxidant activity
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The essential oil composition of Rhus cotinus L. (syn. Cotinus coggygria Scop.; Family: Anacardiaceae), was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The in vitro antioxidant activity was assessed by β-carotene bleaching test, reducing power, DPPH radical scavenging and inhibition of lipid peroxidation methods. A total of 30 compounds were identified with the dominance of monoterpenes (65.9%) viz. β-Pinene, camphene, limonene, α-pinene and p-cymene followed by sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (20.6%). The oil exhibited antioxidant activity by inhibiting β-carotene bleaching (56.4 ± 1.88%) and by scavenging DPPH free radical (IC50 = 720 ± 0.10 μg mL).
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