The chemical composition and antioxidant activity of the essential oil from the aerial parts of
Artemisia judaica L. were evaluated. Gas chromatography–mass spectometry (GC-MS) was used
to study the essential oil composition. Antioxidant activity was assessed using 3 scavenging
activities, 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical, ferrous radical scavenging and
2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS) ferrous radical.
The major identified compounds were E-Ethyl cinnamate 16.01%, Piperitone 10.1%,
Chrysanthenone 6.94%, Z-Ethyl cinnamate 6.31%, Davanone 4.66%, Juniperol 4.56%, ZTagetone
4.34%, Isophorone 3.84%, Cis-Piperitol 3.44%, Isolongifolan-Z-?-ol 2.93%, trans-
Muurola-4(14) 5-diene 2.63%, 2,6-Dimethyl phenol 2.53%, E-Jasmonyl acetate 2.19%, ?-
terpinyl acetate 1.58%, ?-terpineol 1.5%, p-cymene 1.47%, Cis-Sabinene hydrate 1.37%, Cis-Dihydrocarrone 1.32%, Isobornyl acetate 1.32%, 2-(1Z)-propenylphenol 1.3%, Caryophyllene
acetate 1.12%.
The major oil components were oxygenated monoterpene 43.27%, oxygenated sesquiterpene
16.72%, sesquiterpene hydrocarbon 4.46%, monoterpene hydrocarbon 2.16%, ester 26.23%, and
others 4.53%.
The essential oil from Artemisia judaica L was found to possess a good antioxidant activity,
although less active than the reference ?-Tocopherol and ascorbic acid. The IC50 values for
Artemisia judaica L were 0.03016 ± 0.00127 g/ml for DPPH assay, 0.02005 ± 1.89X10-4 g/ml
for APTS assay, and 0.02747 ± 0.00106 g/ml for Ferrous assay.
Keywords: Artemisia judaica, Antioxidant, Essential oil, GCMS, Scavenging activity
Publication date: 01/12/2020
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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2020/9.12.5290
