Study on Antioxidant Property of Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) : Antioxidants of Ocimum sp.

ISBN-13: 9783659968044 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 92 str.

Nilima Karmakar; Rajib Pal; Arunabha Chakravarty

Opis

In order to evaluate the superior species of basil among the four selected basil species viz Ocimum gratissimum, Ocimum basillicum, Ocimum sanctum (red) and Ocimum sanctum (white) in respect of antioxidant components, antioxidative enzymes action along with total antioxidant activity, a field experimental was carried out in inchecked Farm (Block C), Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidayalaya, Kalyani in RBD design with three replication. Statistical analysis showed that Ocimum sanctum (Red) possessed best antioxidative properties as it contains high amount of total phenol. PAL activity was also high and so were confirmed in DPPH and ABTS assay.

O autorze

Completed M.Sc.(2006)and Ph.D.(2012)in Agricultural biochemistry from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India. Presently working as an Assistant Professor (Biochemistry) at Dept. Of Soil Science and Agril Chemistry, N M College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University,Gujarat,India.