Badeji, Rita Adeshewa <br/><br/>
PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILING OF SALVIA VENERIS EXTRACTS ENDEMIC TO CYPRUS / 
RITA ADESHEWA BADEJI; SUPERVISOR: ASST. PROF. DR. ÖBGÜ İŞBİLEN 
 - 65 sheets;  31 cm.  Includes CD 
<br/><br/>Thesis (MSc) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Pharmacognosy Department 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliography (sheets 56-65) 
<br/><br/> ABSTRACT<br/>Salvia veneris belongs to the Lamiaceae family. The family which mainly consist of <br/>250 genera or more and over 6000 species which are distributed nationwide. Salvia <br/>veneris belongs to the Salvia genus which are very rich in essential oil and phenolic <br/>compounds. The genus is mostly used in cosmetics, medicine, perfume, food <br/>preservative. The aerial part of the leave was investigated for its bioactive components. <br/>The Fourier Transform Infrared Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy was <br/>carried out using the plant extracts, the extracts were inserted into the spectrometry <br/>and each extract functional group was indicated in using the graph. The essential oil <br/>was extracted with hydro-distillation method using Clevenger apparatus and then <br/>analyzed through Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The Gas <br/>chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) indicated the following bioactive <br/>properties and their percentage; 1,8-cineole (48.89%), α-pinene (5.27%), Camphene <br/>(10.84%), Benzene (9.98%), Camphor (17.25%). According to the bioactive <br/>compound indicated, 1,8-cineole is the major component of Salvia veneris. There is<br/>also other bioactive compound that are present in lesser amount like, Benzaldehyde <br/>(0.03%), β-myrcene (1.32%) and α-terpinolene (1.11%). In this study, the <br/>phytochemical profiling of Salvia veneris extract endemic to Cyprus was investigated <br/>studying the antioxidant properties of the plant using DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-<br/>picrylhydrazl) assay. The DPPH assay was carried out in a two-fold serial dilution of <br/>0.394g of DPPH powder into 100ml of ethanol and 1g of Ascorbic acid into 5ml of <br/>ethanol. Salvia veneris extracts show remarkable antioxidant activity and scavenging <br/>activity. <br/>Keywords: Antioxidant, Essential oil, Extract, Lamiaceae Family, Salvia veneris, 1,8-<br/>Cineole 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Antioxidants--Dissertations, Academic<br/>Essences and essential oils --Dissertations, Academic<br/>Extracts--Dissertations, Academic<br/>Lamiaceae--Dissertations, Academic