Phytochemical and nutrient compositions of the leaves of Ocimum canum Sims

Aluko, Bukola Tola

doi:10.5897/ajb11.3418

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“…Moreover, it had lower content of sodium (79, 11 mg/100g) compared to mint and basil leaves powder (323, 12 and 149, 12 respectively). These results were in agreement with Daniel et al, 2011 andAluko et al, 2012, who reported that basil had high potassium, calcium content and noticeable quantity of magnesium and sodium. All these values were less than those present in other plants leaves (Aliyu et al, 2008).…”

Section: Phytochemical Screeningsupporting

confidence: 93%

Effect of Rosemary, Basil, and Mint Leaves Extracts on Quality of Chilled Chicken Burger

Mahmoud

2017

Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences

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The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of basil (Ocimum basilicum Genovese), mint (Mentha spicata L.), and rosemary (Rosmarinus officinallis L) leaves extracts on quality attributes of chilled chicken burger. Each of the aqueous or the ethanolic extracts (3% w/v) was added in prepared chicken burgers. The antimicrobial activity of the leaves was studied. Chemical composition, physical characteristics, and sensory evaluation were evaluated for cooked burgers. The physical characteristics included cooking yield, shrinkage, pH value, and water holding capacity, while the chemical characteristics included peroxide value, acid value, total volatile nitrogen, and thiobarbituric acid of chilled prepared chicken burgers stored at 4±1 • C for 14 days. The resulted data indicated that, rosemary extracts appeared to have higher antioxidants activity than mint and basil extracts. The antioxidants activities of 1% rosemary ethanolic extract was moderate (82.09 mg/ ml) compared to BHT (95.86 mg/ ml). All extracts positively inhibited the growth of pathogenic microorganisms with specific emphasis for the ethanolic extract. The sensory evaluation showed no significant differences (p < 0.05) between the control samples and the prepared chicken burger samples with the added extracts. The findings of the current study recommend possible use of rosemary, basil, and mint extracts as natural sources of antioxidants and preservatives to extend the burgers shelf life under chilling storage to provide consumers with save healthy chicken burger.

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Section: Phytochemical Screeningsupporting

confidence: 93%

Effect of Rosemary, Basil, and Mint Leaves Extracts on Quality of Chilled Chicken Burger

Mahmoud

2017

Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences

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“…Rosmarinic acid and oleanolic acid are the essential oils isolated from this herb. Oleanolic acid inhibits HIV-I protease whereas rosmarinic acid inhibits internal ribosome entry site of EV-71 ( Aluko et al, 2012 ; Chung et al, 2015 ; Pandey et al, 2017 ; Tshilanda et al, 2019 ). O. africanum produces caffeic acid which inhibits the multiplication HSV-I.…”

Section: Antiviral Plants Of Bangladeshmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Medicinal Plants with Antiviral Activity Available in Bangladesh and Mechanistic Insight Into Their Bioactive Metabolites on SARS-CoV-2, HIV and HBV

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Currently, viral infection is the most serious health issue which causing unexpected higher rate of death globally. Many viruses are not yet curable, such as corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis virus, human papilloma virus and so others. Furthermore, the toxicities and ineffective responses to resistant strains of synthetic antiviral drugs have reinforced the search of effective and alternative treatment options, such as plant-derived antiviral drug molecules. Therefore, in the present review, an attempt has been taken to summarize the medicinal plants reported for exhibiting antiviral activities available in Bangladesh along with discussing the mechanistic insights into their bioactive components against three most hazardous viruses, namely SARS-CoV-2, HIV, and HBV. The review covers 46 medicinal plants with antiviral activity from 25 families. Among the reported 79 bioactive compounds having antiviral activities isolated from these plants, about 37 of them have been reported for significant activities against varieties of viruses. Hesperidin, apigenin, luteolin, seselin, 6-gingerol, humulene epoxide, quercetin, kaempferol, curcumin, and epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) have been reported to inhibit multiple molecular targets of SARS-CoV-2 viral replication in a number of in silico investigations. Besides, numerous in silico, in vitro, and in vivo bioassays have been demonstrated that EGCG, anolignan-A, and B, ajoene, curcumin, and oleanolic acid exhibit anti-HIV activity while piperine, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, (+)-cycloolivil-4′-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, quercetin, EGCG, kaempferol, aloin, apigenin, rosmarinic acid, andrographolide, and hesperidin possess anti-HBV activity. Thus, the antiviral medicinal plants and the isolated bioactive compounds may be considered for further advanced investigations with the aim of the development of effective and affordable antiviral drugs.

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“…These results were not within the ranges of values reported by Ozcan (2004), who showed the Fe and Zn content of O. basillum to be 503 and 13.7 mg/kg, respectively. Aluko et al (2012) also reported high Fe and Zn content in O. canum (185 ± 0.02 mg/kg and 130 ± 0.01 mg/kg, respectively). The WHO recommends a minimum Fe concentration of 15 mg/kg in food (Anthony et al, 2013).…”

Section: Mineral and Heavy Metal Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Pb content determined in Aluko et al (2012) was 20±0.01mg/kg that considered relatively higher than that of Ocimum tenuiflorum. Due to the accumulation potential of As, it was selected to be analyzed.…”

Section: Mineral and Heavy Metal Analysismentioning

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The anticancer effect of Ocimum tenuiflorum leaves

Lam¹,

Neda²,

Rabeta³

2017

Food Res.

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Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among females in Malaysia. Ocimum tenuiflorum L., (O. tenuiflorum) commonly known as ruku in Malaysia, is usually cultivated as a garden ornamental plant because of its small purplish and some yellowish flower. The specific objective of this research is to investigate the anticancer of O. tenuiflorum against human breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231) and human fibroblast cell line (HS-27). In addition, another objective is to determine the mineral and heavy metal determination of O. tenuiflorum. O. tenuiflorum exhibited anticancer activity against MCF-7 (a hormone-dependent breast cancer cell line). The viability of MCF-7 cells decreased significantly after treatment with various concentrations of methanolic plant extracts (25 and 100 µg/mL), as shown via 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The crude extracts show the lower IC 50 (less than 100 µg/mL) value against the cancer cell lines and show no effect on HS-27. The high content of calcium in the leaves of O. tenuiflorum may play a role in decreasing the risk of certain cancer. The concentrations of heavy metals (Pb and As) detected in O. tenuiflorum are safe for consumption.

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Phytochemical and nutrient compositions of the leaves of Ocimum canum Sims

Cited by 10 publications

References 17 publications

Effect of Rosemary, Basil, and Mint Leaves Extracts on Quality of Chilled Chicken Burger

Effect of Rosemary, Basil, and Mint Leaves Extracts on Quality of Chilled Chicken Burger

A Review of Medicinal Plants with Antiviral Activity Available in Bangladesh and Mechanistic Insight Into Their Bioactive Metabolites on SARS-CoV-2, HIV and HBV

The anticancer effect of Ocimum tenuiflorum leaves

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