NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (增刊1): 153-158.

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Research progress on extraction,chemical component and biological activity of essential oil from Allium cepa L.

LI Cai-xia1,2,DUO Jie-cuo1,2,SONG Wen-zhu1,2,LIU Feng-xiang3,MA Shi-zhen1,2*   

  1. 1 Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology,Chinese Academy of Sciences;2Qinghai Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Biological Resources,Xining 810008,China;3 Haidong Forestry and Grassland Bureau,Haidong 810699,China
  • Online:2023-06-28 Published:2023-06-13

Abstract:

The physiologically active and flavorful substances of onion are mainly found in onion essential oil.This paper summarizes recent studies on the main extraction methods and chemical constituents of onion essential oil,and introduces the bioactivity research of onion essential oil,and forecasts its development trend,which provides a reference for the further utilization and in-depth research of onion essential oil.

Key words: onion, essential oil, extraction, composition, biological activity

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