Author: Baya Mhamdi, Feten Abbassi, Abderrazak Smaoui, ChedlyAbdelly and Brahim Marzouk
Publishing Date: 2016
E-ISSN: 1011-601X
Volume: 29 Issue: 3
ABSTRACT:
The present study describes the biochemical evaluation of Silybum marianum seed. The analysis of essential oil composition of Silybum marianum seed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry GC-MS showed the presence of14 volatile components with the predominance of γ-cadinene (49.8%) and α-pinene (24.5%). Whereas, the analysis of fatty acids composition, showed the predominance of linoleic (50.5%) and oleic (30.2%) acids. Silybum marainum presented also an important polyphenol contents with 29mgGAE/g DW, a good antiradical activity (CI50=39μg/ml) but a lower reducing power ability. Flavonoid and condensed tannin contents were about 3.39mg EC/g DW and 1.8mg EC/gDW, respectively. The main phenolic compounds identified by RP-HPLC, were silybin A (12.2%), silybin B (17.67%), isosilybin A (21.9%), isosilybin B (12.8%), silychristin (7.9%) andsilydianin (7.5%).
KEYWORDS: Silybummarianum, essential oil, linoleic acid, antiradical activity, silybin, isosilybin.