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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Implementation of an Analytical Method for Spectrophotometric Evaluation of Total Phenolic Content in Essential Oils.

Delia Michiu, Maria-Ioana Socaciu, Melinda Fogarasi, Anamaria Mirela Jimborean, Floricuţa Ranga, Vlad Mureşan, Cristina Anamaria Semeniuc

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Delia MichiuDepartment of Food Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Mănăştur Str., 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Maria-Ioana SocaciuDepartment of Food Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Mănăştur Str., 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-8871-1995
Melinda FogarasiDepartment of Food Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Mănăştur Str., 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9561-1183
Anamaria Mirela JimboreanDepartment of Food Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Mănăştur Str., 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Floricuţa RangaDepartment of Food Science, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Mănăştur Str., 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Vlad MureşanDepartment of Food Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Mănăştur Str., 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2113-422X
Cristina Anamaria SemeniucDepartment of Food Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Mănăştur Str., 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9721-4560
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca · RO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past decade, there has been growing interest in polyphenols' research since these compounds, as antioxidants, have several health benefits, such as preventing neurodegenerative diseases, inflammation, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and type 2 diabetes. This study implements an analytical method to assess the total phenolic content (TPC) in essential oils using Folin-Ciocalteu's phenol reagent and quantifies the individual phenolic compounds by liquid chromatography. Thus, the research design and methodology included: (1) extraction of essential oil from dried thyme leaves by hydrodistillation; (2) spectrophotometric measurement of TPC by Folin-Ciocalteu method; and (3) identification and quantification of individual phenolic compounds by high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS). Results revealed a TPC of 22.62 ± 0.482 mg GAE/100 µL and a polyphenolic profile characterized by phenolic acids (52.1%), flavonoids (16.1%), and other polyphenols (31.8%). Thymol, salvianolic acid A, and rosmarinic acid were the major compounds of thyme essential oil. The proposed analytical procedure has an acceptable level of repeatability, reproducibility, linearity, LOD (limit of detection), and LOQ (limit of quantification).

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SpectrophotometryChromatography, High Pressure LiquidMethanolOils, VolatilePhenolsPlant ExtractsPolyphenolsSpectrometry, Mass, Electrospray IonizationMethanolOils, VolatilePhenolsPlant ExtractsPolyphenolsessential oilsFolin–Ciocalteu methodHPLC-DAD-ESI-MS analysispolyphenolic compoundstotal phenolic contentUV-Vis spectrophotometry

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PMID35209133
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