Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of essential oil of Ocimum canum Sims. from India

Chemical composition analysis of essential oil isolated from the leaves of Ocimum canum Sims. reported the presence of thirty six compounds. The major compound was camphor (39.77%). In vitro antioxidant activity of the isolated oil showed dose dependent free radical scavenging activity against DPPH...

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Main Authors: M. Tamil Selvi, R. Thirugnanasampandan, S. Sundarammal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Saudi Chemical Society
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319610312000026