Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils from Five Different Artemisia Species

doi:10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2025-0663

Abstract

Abstract:

The aim is to find efficient and green natural antioxidants for food preservation. Essential oils were extracted from five Artemisia species (Artemisia sieversiana, A. selengensis, A. carvifolia, A. japonica and A. argyi) produced in Shaanxi by hydrodistillation. Their chemical compositions were analyzed via GC-MS, and their sensory profiles and antioxidant activities were evaluated. The results indicated distinct variations in chemical constituents among the five oils. Specifically, 10, 32, 24, 18, and 40 compounds were identified in the oils of A. sieversiana, A. selengensis, A. carvifolia, A. japonica, and A. argyi, respectively. While the dominant components differed, caryophyllene oxide was identified as a common constituent across all samples. Antioxidant capacities were determined using DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging assays. The findings demonstrate that the essential oils of A. selengensis, A. carvifolia, and A. argyi exhibit favorable antioxidant activity, with A. selengensis oil showing the most prominent efficacy. These results suggest that Artemisia species hold significant potential as natural food preservatives.

Key words: Artemisia, steam distillation method, essential oil, GC-MS, component analysis, antioxidant activity, caryophyllene oxide

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S-3农业科学研究、试验

LI Zihan, MA Yangmin, MA Siyue, SHANG Menghua, WANG Kai, ZHANG Shanshan, WANG Heda, ZHANG Yanhui. Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils from Five Different Artemisia Species[J]. Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin, 2026, 42(9): 155-162.

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香气类型	香气作用
清香	提升气味的接受度，降低刺激
辛香	有较好的呈香呈味作用，提升香气质量
木香	提升口感，细腻柔和，增加香气透发性
药草香	改善食物味道，提升香气浓度
花香	增加香气浓度，降低杂气和刺激性
甜香	增加果甜香，舒适口腔，降低杂味

香气类型	香气作用
清香	提升气味的接受度，降低刺激
辛香	有较好的呈香呈味作用，提升香气质量
木香	提升口感，细腻柔和，增加香气透发性
药草香	改善食物味道，提升香气浓度
花香	增加香气浓度，降低杂气和刺激性
甜香	增加果甜香，舒适口腔，降低杂味

植物来源	样品编号	颜色	得率/%
白蒿	EO1	绿色	4.46
蒌蒿	EO2	深蓝色	2.79
青蒿	EO3	黄色	2.65
牡蒿	EO4	淡黄色	2.22
艾蒿	EO5	浅蓝色	1.29

植物来源	样品编号	颜色	得率/%
白蒿	EO1	绿色	4.46
蒌蒿	EO2	深蓝色	2.79
青蒿	EO3	黄色	2.65
牡蒿	EO4	淡黄色	2.22
艾蒿	EO5	浅蓝色	1.29

序号	保留时间/min	化合物	相对含量/%
序号	保留时间/min	化合物	EO1	EO2	EO3	EO4	EO5
1	5.312	α-水芹烯	—	—	—	—	0.29
2	5.454	3-蒈烯	—	0.56	—	1.56	—
3	5.748	莰烯	—	1.00	—	—	0.81
4	5.834	1-异丙基-4-亚甲基环己-1-烯	—	—	—	1.59	—
5	6.148	(±)-1-辛烯-3-醇	—	0.62	—	—	0.68
6	6.317	β-月桂烯	—	0.14	—	—	—
7	6.959	对伞花烃	—	1.89	—	—	—
8	7.038	D-苧烯	—	1.13	—	1.39	—
9	7.138	桉叶油醇	—	0.87	0.47	—	6.87
10	7.464	蒿酮	—	0.70	—	—	2.65
11	7.506	γ-萜烯	—	0.38	—	—	1.06
12	7.794	芳樟醇	—	—	—	0.69	—
13	8.785	顺式菊酚	—	0.65	—	—	0.17
14 15	8.900	(3S)-3-(叔丁基)-2-亚甲基环己-1-醇	—	—	0.42	—	—
14 15	9.038	(+)-樟脑	—	0.16	4.28	—	3.73
16	9.433	内酯龙脑	—	1.49	0.37	—	2.88
17	9.564	4-萜品醇	—	0.43	—	—	3.20
18	9.627	马鞭草酮	—	—	—	—	0.20
19	9.701	α-松油醇	—	6.53	—	—	3.07
20	10.227	香芹醇	—	0.65	—	—	0.33
21	10.301	(E)-罗勒烯酮	—	—	—	—	0.26
22	10.59	胡椒酮	—	—	—	—	0.47
23	10.617	(-)-乙酸龙脑酯	—	—	—	0.77	4.00
24	11.138	百里酚	—	0.20	—	—	0.19
25	11.348	2-甲氧基-1,3,4-三甲基苯	—	—	0.47	—	—
26	11.696	榄香烯	—	0.55	—	—	—
27	11.904	α-古巴烯	—	—	—	2.23	0.43
28	11.954	丁香酚	10.36	5.25	—	4.32	4.97
29	12.061	β- 波旁烯	—	—	—	0.78	—
30	12.333	环己酮	1.70	—	—	—	—
31	12.333	α-荜澄茄烯	—	—	—	—	0.43
32	12.526	亚甲基-4,8,8-三甲基-4-乙烯基双环[5,2,0]壬烷	—	—	—	8.58	—
33	13.222	γ-依兰油烯	—	—	—	1.13	1.30
34	13.227	(E)-β-法尼烯	—	—	0.57	4.04	0.78
35	13.232	(Z)-β-法尼烯	—	3.37	—	—	—
36	13.627	1-甲基-4-(6-甲基庚-5-烯-2-基)苯	5.23	—	—	—	—
37	13.722	大根香叶烯	5.23	—	—	—	—
38	13.738	α-香附酮	—	0.18	0.63	—	1.54
39	13.848	β-瑟林烯	—	1.33	—	—	0.88
40	13.880	2-乙烯基萘	7.18	—	—	—	0.37
41	13.911	3,5-二叔丁基苯酚	—	—	—	—	0.50
42	14.006	(-)-氧化石竹烯	6.23	0.93	0.66	2.92	0.55
43	14.132	雪松醇	—	0.52	—	1.38	—
44	14.133	顺-缪罗拉双烯	1.24	—	—	—	—
45	14.138	α-卡二乙酸酯	—	0.52	—	—	0.47
46	14.208	4(15),5,10(14)-大根香叶三烯-1-醇	—	1.13	4.09	1.60	1.12
47	14.943	桉油烯醇	—	1.67	0.40	1.02	2.73
48	15.117	6,6-二甲基-2-亚甲基双环[3.1.1]庚-3-醇	—	—	0.42	—	—
49	15.374	α-毕橙茄醇	—	—	—	2.32	—
50	15.501	杜松醇	—	1.04	—	—	1.07
51	15.554	长叶烯醛	—	—	2.23	—	—
52	15.843	缪罗兰-3,9(11)-双烯-10-过氧基	—	—	1.85	—	—
53	15.959	新中介醇	—	0.56	—	—	0.54
54	16.053	香橙烯	—	0.56	1.23	—	0.55
55	16.227	顺式-α-异戊烯-8-醇	1.51	—	—	—	—
56	16.695	母菊薁	—	5.84	—	—	0.21
57	17.111	β-木香醇	—	—	2.65	—	1.35
58	17.276	植酮	—	0.33	2.24	—	0.27
59	17.343	香附烯酮	—	—	0.54	—	—
60	17.395	异木香酸甲酯	2.75	1.04	—	—	0.16
61	17.754	青蒿酸	—	—	1.46	—	—
62	18.659	1,2,4,5-四乙基苯	—	—	1.08	—	—
63	18.948	棕榈酸	—	—	4.54	—	0.20
64	20.348	植醇	—	0.18	4.75	—	0.23
65	25.800	芥酸酰胺	—	—	4.67	—	0.27
66	25.922	邻苯二甲酸二异丁酯	1.33	—	—	—	—