Chemical compositions, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and mosquito larvicidal activity of Ocimum americanum L. and Ocimum basilicum L. leaf essential oils

Table 3 ABTS^•+-scavenging, FRAP, and metal-chelating activities of EOs obtained from O. basilicum and O. americanum leaves

Sample	ABTS˙ + (μM TEAC/g oil)	FRAP (mM Fe (II) Eq/g oil)	Metal chelating activity (mg EDTA Eq/g oil)
O. americanum	2085.07 ± 7.43^c	851.32 ± 13.71^c	106.01 ± 12.07^c
O. basilicum	2842.12 ± 10.39^b	907.24 ± 18.29^b	189.16 ± 09.04^b
Ascorbic acid	4174.87 ± 12.65^a	2365.65 ± 11.87^a	312.65 ± 10.21^a

Values are means of three independent analyses ± SD (n = 3). Mean values followed by different superscript letters (^a,b,c) indicate significant statistical differences (p < 0.05)

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