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Journal Article 
Antioxidant Capacity of the Essential Oils From Lavandula luisieri, L. stoechas subsp lusitanica, L. stoechas subsp lusitanica x L. luisieri and L. viridis Grown in Algarve (Portugal) 
Matos, F; Miguel, MG; Duarte, J; Venancio, F; Moiteiro, C; Correia, A; Figueiredo, AC; Barroso, JG; Pedro, LG 
2009 
Yes 
Journal of Essential Oil Research : JEOR
ISSN: 1041-2905 
21 
4 
327-336 
English 
WOS:000267903900012 
The antioxidant capacity of the essential oils isolated from the aerial parts of Lavandula luisieri, L. stoechas subsp. lusitanica, the hybrid L. stoechas subsp. lusitanica x L. luisieri, and L. viridis collected in different regions of Algarve (Portugal), as well as that of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), was evaluated using three different methods: free radical scavenging activity using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances assay (TBARS) and reductive potential. The chemical composition of the essential oils was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The oils of L. luisieri were mainly constituted by 1,8-cineole (26–34%) and trans-α-necrodyl acetate (11–18%), only present in this lavender species. The oils of Lavandula stoechas subsp. lusitanica and the hybrid L. stoechas subsp. lusitanica x L. luisieri were dominated by fenchone (42–44%) and camphor (35–36%). Despite of the morphological resemblances of the L. stoechas subsp. lusitanica x L. luisieri with L. luisieri, no necrodane derivatives were detected in the hybrid, showing instead a major chemical similarity with L. stoechas oil. Lavandula viridis oil mainly comprised 1,8-cineole (33%) and camphor (20%). The oils of L. luisieri were the most effective as antioxidants, independent of the evaluation method used, although showing always lower antioxidant ability than BHT. © 2009, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved. 
Lavandula luisieri; Lavandula stoechas L. subsp lusitanica; Lavandula viridis; Lavandula stoechas subsp lusitanica x L. luisieri; Lamiaceae; essential oil composition; 1,8-cineole; fenchone; camphor; trans-alpha-necrodyl acetate; antioxidant activity