Anti-melanogenic, antioxidant potentialities and metabolome classification of six Ocimum species: Metabolomics and in-silico approaches

Subject Areas : Analytical Assessments of Bioactive Compounds

Sreerupa Sarkar ¹ , Muddasar Hoda ² , Susmita Das ³

1 - Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata-700019
2 - Department of Biological Sciences, Aliah University, Newtown Campus, Kolkata-700160
3 - Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata-700019

Received: 2023-01-13 Accepted : 2023-03-27 Published : 2023-03-01

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