Composition and Antioxidant Activity of the Essential Oils of Xylopia aethiopica (Dun) A. Rich. (Annonaceae) Leaves, Stem Bark, Root Bark, and Fresh and Dried Fruits, Growing in Ghana
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry2004Vol. 52(26), pp. 8094–8098
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Anastasia Karioti, Dimitra Hadjipavlou‐Litina, Merlin Lincoln Kwao Mensah, Theophilus C. Fleischer, Helen Skaltsa
Abstract
The chemical composition of the essential oils obtained from the leaves, the barks of the stem and the root, as well as from the fresh and dried fruits of Xylopia aethiopica, growing in Ghana, was investigated by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analyses. Kovats indices, mass spectra, and standard compounds were used to identify a total of 93 individual compounds. The monoterpene hydrocarbons formed the main portion in all studied samples. beta-Pinene was predominant in all cases, while trans-m-mentha-1(7),8-diene was the main compound in the essential oils of the leaves and the barks of roots and stems. Their potential antioxidant activity was also investigated and found to be significant in scavenging superoxide anion radical.
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