Abstract
Ocimum sanctum, the Indian holy basil has significant abilities to scavenge highly reactive free radicals. Shade dried leaf powder of plant has extracted with water and alcohol, fractionated with different solvents. Both extracts and their fractions were found to be good scavengers of Superoxide and hydrogen peroxide. Free radical scavenging action of these compared with ascorbic acid, a known antioxidant.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 223-225 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Natural Product Sciences |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 01-12-2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry