title: Antioxidant properties of various solvent extracts from purple basil.
abstract: Water, ethanol and acetone extracts from leaves and flowers of purple basil, one of the most popular spices consumed in the Thrace region of Turkey, were tested in vitro for their ability to inhibit peroxidation of lipids, to scavenge DPPH, hydrogen peroxide, superoxide anion, to reduce Fe(III) to Fe(II) and to chelate Fe(II) ions. The results showed that purple basil contained naturally occurring antioxidant components and possessed antioxidant activity which may be attributed to its lipid peroxidation inhibitory, radical scavenging and metal chelating activities. It was concluded that purple basil might be a potential source of antioxidants.
authors.affiliation: Trakya University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Edirne, Turkey. yesimyesiloglu@trakya.edu.tr
authors.forename: Yeşim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yeşiloğlu
authors.forename: Latifşah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sit
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry*; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000737:chemistry; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000032:analysis; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D018649:Ocimum basilicum / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis; D010851:Picrates / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000032:analysis; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D002614:Chelating Agents; D005419:Flavonoids; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D010636:Phenols; D010851:Picrates; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012997:Solvents; D013861:Thiocyanates; D013481:Superoxides; C103724:ferric thiocyanate; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; C004931:1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl; D007501:Iron