Variation of ursolic acid content in eight Ocimum species from northeastern Brazil |
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| Authors: | Silva M Goretti V Vieira Icaro G P Mendes Francisca N P Albuquerque Irineu L dos Santos Rogério N Silva Fábio O Morais Selene M |
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| 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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| 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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