Determination of antioxidant and radical scavenging activity of basil (Ocimum basilicum L. Family Lamiaceae) assayed by different methodologies

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 354-361

  Gülçin, Ilhami ^a   Elmastaş, Mahfuz ^b   Aboul Enein, Hassan Y ^c  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Basil; Metal chelating; Ocimum basilicum; Radical scavenging; Reducing power

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALCOHOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; BUTYLCRESOL; GALLIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LINOLEIC ACID; METAL CHELATE; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; WATER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHELATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; PEROXIDATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; LINOLEIC ACID; OCIMUM BASILICUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SUPEROXIDES; THIOCYANATES;

LAMIACEAE; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM;

EID: 34247170019     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2069     Document Type: Article

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