Antioxidant properties of essential oils from Mentha species evidenced by electrochemical methods

Antioxidant properties of essential oils from Mentha species evidenced by electrochemical methods

The antioxidant capacity of essential oils of Mentha spicata L., Mentha x gentilis L., Mentha crispa L., Mentha piperita L. and Mentha x piperita L. was determined by using differential pulse voltammetry. This assay was based on the reduction in the limiting current value of the oxygen electroreduction, which was used to calculate the antioxidant capacity (K) of these species. The species M. x gentilis L. had the highest K value. Cyclic voltammetry experiments confirmed the interaction between the electrode surface and the active compounds present in the essential oils. A simple electrochemical method for determining the ability of active compounds to chelate Fe (II) is proposed.

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Main Authors: Gonçalves,R.S., Battistin,A., Pauletti,G., Rota,L., Serafini,L.A.
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais 2009
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spelling oai:scielo:S1516-057220090004000042011-03-02Antioxidant properties of essential oils from Mentha species evidenced by electrochemical methodsGonçalves,R.S.Battistin,A.Pauletti,G.Rota,L.Serafini,L.A. antioxidant capacity essential oils Mentha Fe (II) chelating ability The antioxidant capacity of essential oils of Mentha spicata L., Mentha x gentilis L., Mentha crispa L., Mentha piperita L. and Mentha x piperita L. was determined by using differential pulse voltammetry. This assay was based on the reduction in the limiting current value of the oxygen electroreduction, which was used to calculate the antioxidant capacity (K) of these species. The species M. x gentilis L. had the highest K value. Cyclic voltammetry experiments confirmed the interaction between the electrode surface and the active compounds present in the essential oils. A simple electrochemical method for determining the ability of active compounds to chelate Fe (II) is proposed.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Brasileira de Plantas MedicinaisRevista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais v.11 n.4 20092009-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-05722009000400004en10.1590/S1516-05722009000400004
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Serafini,L.A.
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Antioxidant properties of essential oils from Mentha species evidenced by electrochemical methods
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Battistin,A.
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title Antioxidant properties of essential oils from Mentha species evidenced by electrochemical methods
title_short Antioxidant properties of essential oils from Mentha species evidenced by electrochemical methods
title_full Antioxidant properties of essential oils from Mentha species evidenced by electrochemical methods
title_fullStr Antioxidant properties of essential oils from Mentha species evidenced by electrochemical methods
title_full_unstemmed Antioxidant properties of essential oils from Mentha species evidenced by electrochemical methods
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description The antioxidant capacity of essential oils of Mentha spicata L., Mentha x gentilis L., Mentha crispa L., Mentha piperita L. and Mentha x piperita L. was determined by using differential pulse voltammetry. This assay was based on the reduction in the limiting current value of the oxygen electroreduction, which was used to calculate the antioxidant capacity (K) of these species. The species M. x gentilis L. had the highest K value. Cyclic voltammetry experiments confirmed the interaction between the electrode surface and the active compounds present in the essential oils. A simple electrochemical method for determining the ability of active compounds to chelate Fe (II) is proposed.
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