Antioxidant property, thymoquinone content and chemical characteristics of different extracts from Nigella sativa L. seeds

In this study, Nigella sativa L. seeds were extracted using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) and Soxhlet. Chemical characteristics, fatty acid composition, antioxidant activity and thymoquinone content of N. sativa L. extracts obtained through different methods were investigated and compared. I...

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Main Authors: Solati, Zeinab, Baharin, Badlishah Sham, Bagheri, Hossein
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2014
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spelling my.upm.eprints.364952016-01-26T07:45:33Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36495/ Antioxidant property, thymoquinone content and chemical characteristics of different extracts from Nigella sativa L. seeds Solati, Zeinab Baharin, Badlishah Sham Bagheri, Hossein In this study, Nigella sativa L. seeds were extracted using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) and Soxhlet. Chemical characteristics, fatty acid composition, antioxidant activity and thymoquinone content of N. sativa L. extracts obtained through different methods were investigated and compared. It was revealed that antioxidant activity and thymoquinone content could be significantly different for SC-CO2 and Soxhlet extracts. The results for fatty acid composition indicated that linoleic acid, palmitic acid and oleic acid were the main fatty acids in both extracts. The SC-CO2 extraction could provide an extract with higher quality and antioxidant activity compared to Soxhlet extraction method and can be considered a more appropriate method for attaining a high-quality extract. Springer 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36495/1/Antioxidant%20property.pdf Solati, Zeinab and Baharin, Badlishah Sham and Bagheri, Hossein (2014) Antioxidant property, thymoquinone content and chemical characteristics of different extracts from Nigella sativa L. seeds. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 91 (2). pp. 295-300. ISSN 0003-021X; ESSN: 1558-9331 10.1007/s11746-013-2362-5
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description In this study, Nigella sativa L. seeds were extracted using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) and Soxhlet. Chemical characteristics, fatty acid composition, antioxidant activity and thymoquinone content of N. sativa L. extracts obtained through different methods were investigated and compared. It was revealed that antioxidant activity and thymoquinone content could be significantly different for SC-CO2 and Soxhlet extracts. The results for fatty acid composition indicated that linoleic acid, palmitic acid and oleic acid were the main fatty acids in both extracts. The SC-CO2 extraction could provide an extract with higher quality and antioxidant activity compared to Soxhlet extraction method and can be considered a more appropriate method for attaining a high-quality extract.
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author Solati, Zeinab
Baharin, Badlishah Sham
Bagheri, Hossein
spellingShingle Solati, Zeinab
Baharin, Badlishah Sham
Bagheri, Hossein
Antioxidant property, thymoquinone content and chemical characteristics of different extracts from Nigella sativa L. seeds
author_facet Solati, Zeinab
Baharin, Badlishah Sham
Bagheri, Hossein
author_sort Solati, Zeinab
title Antioxidant property, thymoquinone content and chemical characteristics of different extracts from Nigella sativa L. seeds
title_short Antioxidant property, thymoquinone content and chemical characteristics of different extracts from Nigella sativa L. seeds
title_full Antioxidant property, thymoquinone content and chemical characteristics of different extracts from Nigella sativa L. seeds
title_fullStr Antioxidant property, thymoquinone content and chemical characteristics of different extracts from Nigella sativa L. seeds
title_full_unstemmed Antioxidant property, thymoquinone content and chemical characteristics of different extracts from Nigella sativa L. seeds
title_sort antioxidant property, thymoquinone content and chemical characteristics of different extracts from nigella sativa l. seeds
publisher Springer
publishDate 2014
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