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Variation of Ursolic Acid Content in Eight Ocimum Species from Northeastern Brazil

Overview
Journal Molecules
Publisher MDPI
Specialty Biology
Date 2008 Oct 17
PMID 18923339
Citations 24
Authors
M Goretti V Silva
Icaro G P Vieira
Francisca N P Mendes
Irineu L Albuquerque
Rogerio N dos Santos
Fabio O Silva
Selene M Morais
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Abstract

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. micranthum Willd, O. selloi Benth. and O. tenuiflorum L. grown in Northeastern Brazil. In these Ocimum species, UA was detected in different yields, with O. tenuiflorum showing the highest content (2.02%). This yield is very significant when compared with other sources of UA.

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