Ursolic acid is a very important compound due to its biological potential as an anti-inflammatory, trypanocidal, antirheumatic, antiviral, antioxidant and antitumoral agent. This study presents the HPLC analysis of ursolic acid (UA) content in eight different Ocimum species: O. americanum L., O. basilicum L, O. basilicum var purpurascens Benth, O. basilicum var. minimum L, O. gratissimum L, O. ...

Aedes aegypti L. is the major vector of dengue fever, an endemic disease in Brazil. In an effort to find effective and affordable ways to control this mosquito, the larvicidal activities of essential oils from nine plants widely found in the Northeast of Brazil were analyzed by measurement of their LC50. The essential oils were extracted by steam distillation and their chemical composition dete...

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This research highlights the chemical composition, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative activities of essential oils from leaves of Ocimum basilicum, Ocimum americanum, Hyptis spicigera, Lippia multiflora, Ageratum conyzoides, Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Zingiber officinale. Essential oils were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-flame ioniz...

The present study deals with the identification, isolation and in silico characterization of gene encoding geraniol dehydrogenase from Ocimum americanum. Mature leaves of plants have a higher degree of secondary metabolites that hampers the nucleic acid isolation, PCR amplification and other downstream reactions. The DNA isolation from mature leaves of O. americanum is described here which invo...

Karies gigi termasuk salah satu penyakit dan mulut yang paling umum terjadi pada manusia. Penyebab dari karies ini disebabkan oleh bakteri gram positif Streptococcus mutans. dapat dicegah dengan menyikat pemberian antibakteri. Tanaman tradisional telah terbukti menjadi sumber lebih baik dalam pencarian senyawa antibakteri baru. herbal mempunyai potensi diantaranya yaitu kemangi (Ocimum sp.) tum...

Ocimum plants are of great interest to traditional medicine in the history several civilizations, particularly terms chronic human diseases. Essential oils obtained from this genus have also been used as therapeutic agents. In present work, two species Djibouti, basilicum L. and americanum L., were subjected hydrodistillation obtain their essential oils. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was...

Abstract—Ocimum americanum L (Lamiaceae) is an annual herb that is native to tropical Africa. The in vitro and in vivo antioxidant activity of its aqueous extract was carefully investigated by assessing the DPPH radical scavenging activity, ABTS radical scavenging activity and hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging activity. The reducing power, total phenol, total flavonoids and flavonols content...