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Variation of ursolic acid content in eight Ocimum species from northeastern Brazil.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18923339     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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.
Authors:
M Goretti V Silva; Icaro G P Vieira; Francisca N P Mendes; Irineu L Albuquerque; Rogério N dos Santos; Fábio O Silva; Selene M Morais
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-10-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)     Volume:  13     ISSN:  1420-3049     ISO Abbreviation:  Molecules     Publication Date:  2008  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-10-16     Completed Date:  2008-12-10     Revised Date:  2009-10-27    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100964009     Medline TA:  Molecules     Country:  Switzerland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2482-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Departamento de Química Analítica e Fisico-Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, 60.455-970, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. mgvsilva@ufc.br
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Brazil
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Ocimum / chemistry*
Triterpenes / analysis*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Triterpenes; 77-52-1/ursolic acid

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