Effect of harvesting time on phytochemical profile and antioxidant activity of essential oil from Citrus medica leaves

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dc.contributor.authorUsman L. A.
dc.contributor.authorOlogunja S. O.
dc.contributor.authorIsmaeel R. O.
dc.contributor.authorAkolade J. O.
dc.contributor.authorOlanipekun B. E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-08T18:03:02Z
dc.date.available2024-05-08T18:03:02Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractLeaves (500 g) of Citrus medica L. harvested at interval of three hours from 7.00 am to 7.00 pm on a day during dry season were separately hydrodistilled for three hours. Oil yields from the leaves ranged from 0.22 - 0.34%. GC and GC-MS analyses revealed the predominant of monoterpenoids (50.5 - 70.3%) in theoils. The percentage composition of sesquiterpenoids was in the range of 29.7 - 29.5%. The principal constituents of the oils were; ocimene (4.1 - 5.6%), D-limonene (13.5 - 19.8%), terpinene (10.8 - 17.9%), linalool (3.8 - 4.0%), citronellal (2.7 - 7.5%), terpinen-4-ol (1.2 - 8.7%), citronelol (10.1 - 13.7%), linalyanthranilate (2.5 - 9.3%), elemene (3.0 - 6.4%), bergamotene (4.1 - 6.6%), humulene (1.2 - 2.8%), caryophyllene (7.9 - 16.5%), bisabolene (3.6 - 5.2%). The oils were of D-limonene and terpinene chemotypes. Antioxidant activity assay on the oils revealed that they were biochemically active against DPPH radicals. The activity was concentration dependent with the oil from 7am harvest having the highest activity and lowest EC50. Hence, the plant may be used as an alternative to synthetic antioxidants.
dc.identifier.citationUsman, L.A., Ologunja, S.O., Ismaeel, R.O., Akolade, J.O. & Olanipekun, B.E. (2017). Effect of harvesting time on phytochemical profile and antioxidant activity of essential oil from Citrus medica leaves
dc.identifier.issn2488-8834
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/13911
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCollege of Natural Sciences, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin
dc.relation.ispartofseries5; 42 - 51
dc.subjectD-limonene
dc.subjectTerpinene
dc.subjectchemotypes
dc.subjectantioxidants
dc.subjectCitrus medica
dc.titleEffect of harvesting time on phytochemical profile and antioxidant activity of essential oil from Citrus medica leaves
dc.typeArticle

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