Essential oil compositions and antioxidant activity of the fresh leaves of <i>Talinum triangulare</i> (Jacq.) Willd from Nigeria
A.O. Ogunmoye,
A.A. Ibikunle,
N.O. Sanyaolu
et al.
Abstract:Essential oils from the fresh leaves of Talinum triangulare (100 g) growing along Ijesha road, Ago Iwoye, Ijebu north local government area of Ogun State, Nigeria were obtained by hydrodisitllation in an all-glass clevenger type apparatus and the chemical constituents determined by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The antioxidant activity of the essential oils was tested with 1,1 diphenyl 2 picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). The yield of the essential oils was 0.060% (v/w). A total of thirteen co… Show more
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