Determination of Chemical Composition and Investigation of Biological Activities of Ocimum basilicum L.

Qasem, Ahmed and Assaggaf, Hamza and Mrabti, Hanae Naceiri and Minshawi, Faisal and Rajab, Bodour S and Attar, Ammar A and Alyamani, Reema A and Hamed, Munerah and Mrabti, Hanae Naceiri and El Baaboua, Aicha and El Omari, Nasreddine and Alshahrani, Mohammed Merae and Al Awadh, Ahmed Abdullah and Sheikh, Ryan Adnan and Long, Chiau Ming * and Goh, Khang Wen and Bouyahya, Abdelhakim (2023) Determination of Chemical Composition and Investigation of Biological Activities of Ocimum basilicum L. Molecules, 28 (2). ISSN 1420-3049

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Abstract

This study aimed to determine the chemical composition of the essential oils (EOs) of Ocimum basilicum L., as well as to evaluate the antibacterial, antidiabetic, dermatoprotective, and anti-inflammatory properties, and the EOs and aqueous extracts of O. basilicum. The antibacterial activity was evaluated against bacterial strains, Gram-positive and Gram-negative, using the well diffusion and microdilution methods, whereas the antidiabetic activity was assessed in vitro using two enzymes involved in carbohydrate digestion, α-amylase and α-glucosidase. On the other hand, the dermatoprotective and anti-inflammatory activities were studied by testing tyrosinase and lipoxygenase inhibition activity, respectively. The results showed that the chemical composition of O. basilicum EO (OBEO) is dominated by methyl chavicol (86%) and trans-anethol (8%). OBEO exhibited significant antibacterial effects against Gram-negative and Gram-positive strains, demonstrated by considerable diameters of the inhibition zones and lower MIC and MBC values. In addition, OBEO exhibited significant inhibition of α-amylase (IC50 = 50.51 ± 0.32 μg/mL) and α-glucosidase (IC50 = 39.84 ± 1.2 μg/mL). Concerning the anti-inflammatory activity, OBEO significantly inhibited lipoxygenase activity (IC50 = 18.28 ± 0.03 μg/mL) compared to the aqueous extract (IC50 = 24.8 ± 0.01 μg/mL). Moreover, tyrosinase was considerably inhibited by OBEO (IC50 = 68.58 ± 0.03 μg/mL) compared to the aqueous extract (IC50 = 118.37 ± 0.05 μg/mL). The toxicological investigations revealed the safety of O. basilicum in acute and chronic toxicity. The finding of in silico analysis showed that methyl chavicol and trans-anethole (main compounds of OBEO) validate the pharmacokinetics of these compounds and decipher some antibacterial targets.

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