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Antioxidant Activity of the Essential Oils of Different Parts of Juniperus Excelsa M Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (2011), 10 (4): 799-810 Copyright © 2011 by School of Pharmacy Received: Janauary 2010 Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services Accepted: May2010 Original Article Antioxidant Activity of the Essential Oils of Different Parts of Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb. subsp. excelsa and J. excelsa M. Bieb. subsp. polycarpos (K. Koch) Takhtajan (Cupressaceae) Sayyed Ahmad Emamia, Bibi Fatemeh Abedindoa and Mohammad Hassanzadeh-Khayyatb* aDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, 91775-1365, Iran. bPharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, 917751365, Iran. Abstract The essential oils of branchlets and fruits of Juniperus excelsa subsp. excelsa and Juniperus excelsa subsp. polycarpos were examined for their antioxidant activity. The compositions of the essential oils were studied by GC and GC-MS. To evaluation the antioxidants activity of the volatile oils, pure components and positive controls at different concentrations, thin-layer chromatography (TLC) screening methods, diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay, deoxyribose degradation test and modified deoxyribose degradation test were employed. The results of the present study demonstrate some antioxidant activity for the tested essential oils obtained from various parts of both plants. It indicates that the use of these essential oils, in very low concentrations, may be useful as a natural preservative. However before any final conclusion, it is suggested that the antioxidant activity of these oils should also be evaluated by using lipid solvent system methods. Keywords: Juniperus excelsa subsp. Excels; Juniperus excelsa subsp. polycarpos; Cupressaceae; Essential oils; Antioxidant activity. Introduction their tissues. The use of many plants for treatment of various inflammatory diseases suggests that It is accepted that the free radicals play an oxidative stress plays a role in human disease important role in the development of tissue and intake of antioxidant might improve human damage and implicated in the pathogenesis health (3-4). Natural crude drug extracts and of many disease (1). Interest has increased biologically active compounds isolated from considerably in finding naturally occurring plant species has been an important sources antioxidants for use in foods or medicines to for treating common infections in developing replace synthetic antioxidants, especially those countries (5-6). However, scientific investigation of reported being carcinogens (2). It is believed in order to determine the therapeutic potential of that the preservative effect of many plant species these plants is limited (7). and herbs may consider for the presence of Essential oils of many plants species have antimicrobial and antioxidant constituents in been popular in recent years. The use of many plants for treatment of various inflammatory * Corresponding author: diseases like rheumatism, fever, diabetes, E-mail: [email protected] suggests that oxidative stress plays a role in Emami A et al. / IJPR (2011), 10 (4): 799-810 human disease and intake of antioxidants Armenia, Turkey, Turkmenia, India, Uzbekistan, may improve human health (3). Plant derived Pakistan, Oman and Saudi Arabia (13, 18, 25). antioxidant components such as flavonoids J. excelsa subsp. polycarpos is a medicinal plant and terpenoids are increasingly aimed as and used for asthma (26); its Persian name is important dietary antioxidant factors (8).There “Ors” (18). is a strong need for effective antioxidants from While antioxidant activity of the essential natural sources as alternatives of commercial oils of some of the Juniperus species has been antioxidants. Various researches show that studied( 3, 27-29), there is no published report the main compounds of the essential oils have on antioxidant activity of the essential oils of antioxidant activity (9). Essential oils are known Juniperus excelsa subsp. excelsa and Juniperus to possess potential as natural agents for food excelsa subsp. Polycarpos. However there is preservation. Many of them, recently, have been only one published report about the antioxidant qualified as natural antioxidants and proposed as activity of J. excelsa subsp. excelsa (30). potential substitutes of synthetic antioxidants in In present study antioxidant effect of the specific sectors of food preservation where their essential oils obtained from different parts J. uses are not in contrast with their aroma (3, 8, excelsa subsp. excelsa and J. excelsa subsp. 10). polycarpos species evaluated using different The genus Juniperus (Cupressaceae) consists methods. Also the compositions of the essential of approximately 67 species and 28 varieties. The oils of these species analyze using GC and GC- genus is divided into three sections: Caryocedrus MS in order to determine which components Edlicher (with only one species); Juniperus contribute to the antioxidant activity. (syn: Oxycedrus Spach with 12 species) and Sabina (Miller) Spach (with 55 species) (11). Experimental Two examined subspecies of Iranian J. excelsa subsp. excelsa and J. excelsa subsp. polycarpos Materials belong to the later section (12-13). This study is a Chemicals were obtained from Sigma (Sigma part of a systematic investigation on the various Aldrich GmbH. Steinheim. Germany). Limonene, aromatic Iranian conifers. β-pinene, sabinene, α-pinene, α-thujene, cedrol, Juniperus excelsa M.Bieb. subsp. excelsa δ-2-carene, δ-3-carene and γ-terpinene were [J. sabina L. var. taurica Pall., J. foetida var. purchased from Roth (Karlsruhe, Germany). excelsa (M. Bieb.) Spach, J. isophyllos K. Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) was carried Koch, J. excelsa subsp. excelsa var. depressa out using silica gel F254 aluminum sheets (Merck, O. Schwarz] is an evergreen tree occasionally Darmstadt. Germany). a shrub or a prostrate shrub from Cupressaceae which is distributed in Balkan countries, Turkey, Plant material Syria and adjacent Lebanon, Georgia, Armenia, Different parts of Juniperus excelsa subsp. Azerbaijan, eastward in Iran to near Ashkhabad excelsa (fruits and leaves) were collected from in Turkmenia, also on the north east coast of the Eslami Island (1800 m altitude, Nov. 2006), East Black Sea at the foot of the Caucasus and in the Azerbaijan province, and north west of Iran. The Crimea (12-19). Its Persian name is «Arduj» (16, leaves (male and female trees) and fruits of J. 18-19). J. excelsa subsp. excelsa is a medicinal excelsa subsp. polycarpos were collected from plant that has been used to treat dysmenorrheal Teel Abad (2000 m altitude, Dec. 2006), Tash (18), cough (21), bronchitis and colds (22), region, Khosh yeilagh area, Semnan province, jaundice and tuberculosis (23) and to induce central area of Iran. These plants were identified menses and expel fetus (24). by Mr. M. R. Joharchi from Ferdowsi University J. excelsa M.-Bieb. subsp. polycarpos (K. of Mashhad Herbarium (FUMH) where vouchers Koch) Takhtajan [J. polycarpos K. Koch, J. specimens of both J. excelsa subsp. excelsa and macropoda Boiss.] is a dioecious tree to 6-7 J. excelsa subsp. polycarpos are deposited. m tall or a low shrub with a dense head. This The herbaria are 97-1005-8 and 97-1005-7 subspecies is found in Afghanistan, Iran, respectively. The collected materials were stored 800 Antioxidant Activity of the Essential Oils of Different Parts of Juniperus excelsa at -20°C in order to avoid unfavorable changes 280°C, split ratio of 1 : 10, with the carrier gas, in chemical components (31). N2; detector temperature of 300°C. The oil components were identified from their Isolation of the essential oil retention indices (RI) obtained with reference Defrosted fresh leaves of male and female to n-alkane series (Sigma, UK), on DB-5 plants (800 g fresh wt.) as well as fruits (400 g column, mass spectra with those of authentic fresh wt.) were cut into small pieces and then samples, composition of their mass spectra and ground with a commercial blender. The volatile fragmentation patters reported in literature, oils were isolated through distilled steam using computer matching with MS-data bank (Saturn a manufactured apparatus with a condenser. version 4). Quantification of the relative amount Distillation was continued for about 4 h and of the individual components was performed the volatile compounds containing the water- according to the Area Percentage Method soluble fraction were allowed to settle for 30 min without consideration of calibration factor (33). (32). The essential oils were separated from the aqueous layer and dried over anhydrous sodium Antioxidative assay sulfate. The dried oils were stored under nitrogen Rapid TLC screening for antioxidant gas in a sealed vial and at -20°C until being This method was used to evaluate the analyzed. The yield percentage and composition antioxidant activity of the essential oils, as well of the essential oils were expressed in mL/100 g as the pure standard compounds and positive of fresh plant materials. controls. Eight pure components (α-pinene, sabinene, β-pinene, limonene, δ-3-carene, δ-2- GC and GC-MS analysis carene, γ-terpinene and cedrol, as pure standard The composition of the volatile oil samples components), three different compounds obtained from the fruits and leaves of J. [vitamin C, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) excelsa subsp. excelsa as well as the fruits and and quercetin] as positive controls and
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