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Aug 2026
Chemotypic Diversity, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Antibiofilm Activities of Essential Oils from Arid-Grown Ocimum basilicum and Ocimum africanum and Their Representative Active Components
The findings highlight the distinct chemotypic and bioactive profiles of these Ocimum species cultivated under arid conditions while also demonstrating eugenol’s potential for food-safety applications as a natural food preservative.
Samah Mechmechani, Abdullah A. Shaito, Mai M. Karousa et al.
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