Effect of Different Drying Methods on Essential Oil and Antioxidant Activity (DPPH%) of Some Aromatic Plants | ||||
Alexandria Science Exchange Journal | ||||
Article 8, Volume 32, APRIL- JUNE - Serial Number 2, June 2011, Page 166-172 PDF (410.22 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2011.2341 | ||||
View on SCiNiTO | ||||
Authors | ||||
Z.A. Abd El-Hafez1; A.H. Elnaggar2; M.R. Hassan3 | ||||
1Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Res.Dept.Hort.Res.Inst.A.R.C. Alexandria, Egypt. | ||||
22Departments of Floriculture. Ornamental Horticulture and land scape Gradening. Faculty of Agr. (Elshatby), Alexandria Univ.Egypt | ||||
3Departments of Floriculture. Ornamental Horticulture and land scape Gradening. Faculty of Agr. (Elshatby), Alexandria Univ.Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Different drying methods (Shade, Sun and Electric oven at 35Co and 50 Co were studied. Effects of these methods on percentage and composition of volatile oils and antioxidant activity (DPPH) of chamomile, peppermint, rosemary and sweet basil plants were studied.Using dry method in shade gave the highest mean value of DPPH% for all experimental plants compared with other drying methods. Shade drying generally seemed better, especially with regard to essential oil and major’s compoundspercentage of plants experiment followed by oven at (35 Co) drying method. ADDITIONAL INDEX words: Drying methods, chamomile, peppermint, rosemary and sweet basil, DPPH%, chamazulen, menthol, borneol and linalool | ||||
Statistics Article View: 166 PDF Download: 344 |
||||