Enzyme pretreatment improves the recovery of bioactive phytochemicals from sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves and their hydrodistilled residue by-products, and potentiates their biological activities

In the present study, the effect of enzyme pretreatment on essential oil recoveries from sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves was evaluated. Moreover, the consideration on the use of hydrodistilled residue by-products as a source of bioactive phytochemicals with antioxidant, antimicrobial, and r...

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Main Authors: Hela Mahmoudi, Moomen Marzouki, Yassine M'Rabet, Mohamed Mezni, Abdenour Ait Ouazzou, Karim Hosni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:Arabian Journal of Chemistry
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535220302008