Essential Oil Contents and Antioxidant Activity of Tagetes patula L. 

 -  Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society, 51(2), p.883-886, 2006 .
<br/><br/> The essential oil from flowers of Tagetes erecta was evaluated for antioxidant activity in vitro using diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), thiocyanate, b-carotene bleaching, free radical scavenging activity and oxidation of deoxyribose assay. The GC-MS analysis of the oil has resulted in the identification of 18 components; b-caryophyllene, limonene, methyleugenol, (E)-ocimene, piperetone, piperitenone and ?-terpinolene were the main components. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>TAGETES ERECTA<br/>ESSENTIAL OIL<br/>ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY