Dill (Anethum graveolens L.) seeds essential oil as a potential natural antioxidant and antimicrobial agent
Synthetic antioxidants and antimicrobial agents can induce many undesired side effects, which attracts interest of food producers and consumers in finding ingredients of natural origin. The antioxidative and antimicrobial activity of essential oil from dill (Anethum graveolens L.) seeds was invest...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Niš
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Biologica Nyssana |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.pmf.ni.ac.rs/bionys/index.php/bionys/article/view/143/103 |
| Summary: | Synthetic antioxidants and antimicrobial agents can induce many undesired side effects, which attracts interest
of food producers and consumers in finding ingredients of natural origin. The antioxidative and antimicrobial
activity of essential oil from dill (Anethum graveolens L.) seeds was investigated in terms of its possible
application as natural antioxidant and antimicrobial agent. DPPH test and FRAP method have been used for
the investigation of antioxidative activity of essential oil. Disc-diffusion method has been used for investigation
of oil antimicrobial activity on following microorganisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes,
Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis and Candida albicans. Essential oil, in concentration
of 29 mg/mL, incubated for 60 minutes has shown the highest degree of DPPH radicals’ neutralization
(79.62%). FRAP activity of oil was 40.63 μmol Fe2+/g of essential oil. Essential oil showed the best
antimicrobial activity on Staphylococcus aureus. Furthermore, there was a significant antimicrobial activity on
all investigated microorganisms. |
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| ISSN: | 2217-4478 2217-4605 |