Abstract
This study focused on the extraction and evaluation of volatile oils from flowers, leaves, and stems of *Jasminum sambac* cultivated in Iraq using steam distillation. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to identify active compounds in the oils, and antioxidant activity was tested using the DPPH method. The results showed that the flower oil had the highest yield (5%) with 30 compounds, dominated by Benzyl acetate (59.37%). The leaf oil had a 1.5% yield with 43 compounds, where Benzyl acetate was also the highest (34.07%). Flower oil showed stronger antioxidant activity (96.10%) compared to leaf oil (82.30%) and ascorbic acid (89.20%).
Keywords
Jasminumsambac, Volatile oil, Antioxidant.
Article Type
Article
How to Cite this Article
Salman, Zainab O. and Alwash, Bushra M. J.
(2016)
"Extraction of Iraqi Jasminumsambac (L.)Oil and Study It's Effect as Antioxidant Agents,"
Baghdad Science Journal: Vol. 13:
Iss.
4, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21123/bsj.2016.13.4.0631
