Physicochemical Properties and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oil from Fresh, Wilted, and Dried Leaves of Holy Basil<i> (Ocimum</i><i> tenuiflorum</i> L.) Planted in Yogyakarta

Mulyati, Hetty Sri and Yanti, Rini and Supriyadi, Supriyadi (2023) Physicochemical Properties and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oil from Fresh, Wilted, and Dried Leaves of Holy Basil<i> (Ocimum</i><i> tenuiflorum</i> L.) Planted in Yogyakarta. AGRITECH, 43 (3). pp. 218-229. ISSN 0216-0455

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Abstract

This study aimed to determine the effect of drying and distillation time on the physicochemical properties and antioxidant activity of essential oil from holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) leaves. The leaves were subjected to different drying treatments to obtain fresh, wilted, and dried samples. The microstructure tissue of the various treatment samples was observed using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Subsequently, essential oil was extracted using the water and steam distillation method for 3, 4, 5, and 6 hours. The distilled essential oil was tested for its physicochemical properties (specific gravity, refractive index, acid number, and solubility in alcohol), and the compound composition evaluation was carried out using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC MS). The antioxidant activity was then determined using the DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) method. The results showed that the fresh leaves distillation for 5 hours produced the highest oil yield of 0.62%. The physicochemical properties were 0.986 g/ml specific gravity, 1.339 refractive index, 1.8 mg KOH/g acid value, and 1:1 solubility in alcohol. The major component of the product was methyl isoeugenol (20.50%), bete-element (15.07%), eugenol (13.59%), germacrene D (14.2%), and ylangene (7.46). The results of the antioxidant activity test showed that the essential oil of holy basil could be included in the powerful natural antioxidant category, with an IC50 value of 7,895 mu g/mL.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Holy basil leaves; essential oil; methyl isoeugenol; microstructure of leaves; antioxidant activity
Subjects: S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Agricultural Technology > Food and Agricultural Product Technology
Depositing User: Sri JUNANDI
Date Deposited: 10 Oct 2024 06:24
Last Modified: 10 Oct 2024 06:24
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/8876

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