Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils from Three Varieties ofCarya illinoinensis(Wangenh.) C. Koch Grown in Tunisia

The composition and antioxidant activity of the essential oil of Carya illinoinensis were evaluated in this research. The yield of essential oils from three varieties was found to vary from 0.024 to 0.03%. GC-MS analysis of the essential oils resulted in the identification of seventy-four compounds representing over 99.97% of the leaf oil. The three essential oils had different chemotypes. The major components identified were camphor (0.0-44.03%...