Antioxidant activity of cymbopogon essential oil treated with instant controlled pressure drop Book in Scopus uri icon

abstract

  • © 2018 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.The demand for essential oil has increased in the last decades. This demand is related with the composition of the essential oil and the biological properties attributed to it, which includes antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory. Cymbopogon citratus essential oil has shown some of these properties, specifically antioxidant. New technologies are being applied to dry Cymbopogon leaves, to increase essential oil extraction and preserve their biological properties. In this study, the main objective was to study the effect pressure and time during the instant controlled pressure drop (DIC) treatment on the antioxidant capacity of Cymbopogon citratus essential oil.

publication date

  • November 26, 2018