Abstract
The chemical composition of the essential oil of Petasites albus (known as 'Baba Adam' in Iran) was investigated by capillary gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the first time. Twenty components were identified, accounting for 99.7% of the oil composition. The major compounds were euparin (73%), α-eudesmol (13.2%) and β-selinene (4.5%). Euparin, the main component of the essential oil, was isolated and characterised by spectroscopic techniques. The antioxidant activities of the essential oil and euparin were evaluated by using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging assay and are shown to exhibit a moderate antioxidant activity.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Antioxidants / chemistry*
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Antioxidants / pharmacology*
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Benzofurans / analysis*
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Benzofurans / chemistry
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Benzofurans / pharmacology
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Biphenyl Compounds / metabolism
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Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
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Iran
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Molecular Structure
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Oils, Volatile / chemistry*
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Petasites / chemistry*
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Picrates / metabolism
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Plant Components, Aerial / chemistry
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Plant Oils / chemistry*
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Plant Oils / pharmacology
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Plants, Medicinal / chemistry
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Sesquiterpenes, Eudesmane / analysis
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Tetrahydronaphthalenes / analysis
Substances
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Antioxidants
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Benzofurans
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Biphenyl Compounds
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Oils, Volatile
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Picrates
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Plant Oils
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Sesquiterpenes, Eudesmane
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Tetrahydronaphthalenes
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beta-selinene
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euparin
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alpha-eudesmol
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1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl