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Comparison of Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oil of Gum-Resin Obtained from Juniperus excelsa and Boswellia sacra

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2017.20906
Amani Al-Riyami
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Box 36, Al-Khodh 123, Oman
Nawal Al-Manthary
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Box 36, Al-Khodh 123, Oman
Saleh N. Al-Busafi
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Box 36, Al-Khodh 123, Oman
Salim H. Al-Saidi
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Box 36, Al-Khodh 123, Oman

Corresponding Author(s) : Saleh N. Al-Busafi

saleh1@squ.edu.om

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 29 No. 11 (2017): Vol 29 Issue 11

Abstract

Chemical composition of two essential oils extracted from Boswellia sacra and Juniperus excelsa gum-resins, respectively, were studied using infrared spectroscopy, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and GC-FID. Infrared analysis revealed the presence of C-H, O-H, C=C and C=O functionality bonds. The GC-FID and GC/MS study showed the occurrence of 25 monoterpenes in each essential oil of which 18 (56.25 %) monoterpenes were shared by the two oils. The major component, a-pinene was detected in both oils with different proportion (80.50 % in J. excelsa gum oil versus 38.47 % in B. sacra gum oil). In addition, limonene present as a second major component (13.36 %) in B. sacra oil, but it was detected in very low amount in J. excelsa oil (2.46 %). Sesquiterpenes exist in B. sacra gum-resin oil only. Essential oil of B. sacra gum-resin showed stronger antioxidant activity than J. excelsa gum-resin oil, but both oils showed lower antioxidant activity compared to ascorbic acid.

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Boswellia sacra Juniperus excelsa Essential oils Monoterpenes Antioxidant
Al-Riyami, A., Al-Manthary, N., Al-Busafi, S. N., & Al-Saidi, S. H. (2017). Comparison of Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oil of Gum-Resin Obtained from Juniperus excelsa and Boswellia sacra. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 29(11), 2570–2574. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2017.20906
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