2016, Pages 481–486
Abstract
The
majority of essential oils derived from plants have been used in a
great variety of applications including fragrances in perfumery and in
the food and beverages industry. In this chapter, the potential use of Iris germanica
L. (Iris) essential oils is discussed for their antibacterial,
antifungal, and antioxidant action in food preservation. Although there
are a known number of traditional uses for iris oil, iris essential oils
have been reported to have activity toward different gram-negative and
gram-positive bacteria. Moreover, Iris essential oils have been
demonstrated to possess good antioxidant potential. These potential
antimicrobial properties of iris essential oils favor their application
in food preservation. The major components of iris oils are benzyl
benzoate, tricosane, methyl tricosane, heptacosane, octacosane,
heptadecadiene, nonadecane, methyl tricosane, heptacosane, and
heneicosane.
Keywords
- Antimicrobial activity;
- Antioxidant;
- Essential oil;
- Iris germanica L. (Iris)
List of Abbreviations
- BHA
- Butylated hydroxyanisole
- BHT
- Butylated hydroxytoluene
- DPPH
- 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
- MIC
- Minimum inhibitory concentration
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