Effect of cultivar on the protection of cardiomyocytes from oxidative stress by essential oils and aqueous extracts of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 9911-9917

  Danesi, Francesca ^a,b   Elementi, Simona ^a,b   Neri, Roberta ^a,b   Maranesi, Magda ^a   D'antuono, Luigi F ^a,b   Bordoni, Alessandra ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract; Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.); Cultured cardiomyocytes; Essential oil; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM;

ANTIOXIDANT; ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASIL; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART MUSCLE CELL; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELLS, CULTURED; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; OCIMUM BASILICUM; OILS, VOLATILE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 58149335190     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf8018547     Document Type: Article

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