Variation of the Chemical Profile and Antioxidant Behavior of Rosmarinus officinalis L. and Salvia fruticosa Miller Grown in Greece

• Published in: Journal of agricultural and food chemistry Vol. 56; no. 16; pp. 7254 - 7264
• Main Authors: Papageorgiou, Vassiliki, Gardeli, Chryssavgi, Mallouchos, Athanasios, Papaioannou, Marina, Komaitis, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 27-08-2008
• Subjects: antioxidant activity; Antioxidants - analysis; Aroma and flavouring agent industries; Biological and medical sciences; chemical composition; Chemical Composition of Foods/Feeds; chemical constituents of plants; Cyclohexanols - analysis; developmental stages; diterpenoids; essential oil; essential oils; eucalyptol; flavonoids; Food industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; GC-MS; Greece; HPLC; Monoterpenes - analysis; Oils, Volatile - chemistry; phenolic compounds; phenolics; phytochemicals; plant development; rosemary; Rosmarinus - chemistry; Rosmarinus - growth & development; Rosmarinus officinalis; Rosmarinus officinalisL; sage; Salvia; Salvia - chemistry; Salvia - growth & development; Salvia fruticosa; Salvia fruticosaMiller; Seasonal variation; Seasons; sesquiterpenoids; Terpenes - analysis; vegetative growth; Greece; Europe; Salvia fruticosa Miller; GC-MS; Seasonal variation; Rosmarinus officinalis L; essential oil; antioxidant activity; HPLC; phenolics; Spice; HPLC chromatography; Antioxidant; Profile; Labiatae; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Rosmarinus officinalis; Phenols; Rosemary; Spermatophyta; Essential oil
• ISSN: 0021-8561; 1520-5118
• DOI: 10.1021/jf800802t

In this study, the essential oil and the phenolic composition along with the antioxidant activity of R. officinalis L. and S. fruticosa Miller, collected in Zakynthos island (Ionian Sea, Greece), were investigated. The essential oil composition of the plants was characterized by the presence of 1,8-cineole. Mean values of the antioxidant activities of rosemary and sage essential oils indicated slight differences. The antioxidant activity of sage oil was correlated with the oxygenated sesquiterpenes and diterpenes concentrations. Concerning the methanolic extracts, a close relationship between the phenolic content and the development stage during vegetative cycle of these plants was observed. The identified flavonoids, except rutin, seemed to increase with the advancement of developmental stages, while phenolic acids followed an opposite pattern. The antioxidant activity was correlated with the amount of total phenolic content.