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Study of the chemical compositions of the Ocimum basilicum family Lamiaceae
Other Title(s)
دراسة المكونات الكيميائية للزيت العطري المستخلص من نبتة الريحان Ocimum basilicum من الفصيلة الشفوية Lamiaceae
Joint Authors
Awad, Nasir Abd Allah
al-Hajj, Mahdi Ahmad
Wurster, Martina
Lindequist, Ulrike
Source
Damascus University Journal for Medical Sciences
Issue
Vol. 29, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2013), pp.207-212, 6 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2013-06-30
Country of Publication
Syria
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background & Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the essential oil of Ocimum and to find out the chemical constituents of essential oils of Yemeni Ocimum basilicum Lamiaceae.
Methods & Materials: Two samples of Ocimum basilicum which were collected from Sana’a region, Yemen.
The color of leaves was green and purple.
Oils were isolated from fresh leaves.
The constituents are quantified using Gas Chromatograph equipped with Mass Spectrometry.
Results: The analysis of the oils resulted in the identification of twenty six constituents.
Fifteen constituents were identified from green phenotype oil.
Linalool (46.6%), verbenone, (10.0%), methyl chavicol (8.1%), geraniol (7.3%), 1, 8-cineole (7.1%) and borneol (4.3%) were found to be the major constituents in the oil distilled from green phenotype.
Eleven constituents were identified from purple phenotype oil with linalool (41.8%), methyl chavicol (30.9%), 1, 8-cineole (9.7%) and τ-cadinol (4.2%) as the major constituents.
Conclusion: The study revealed that two chemo-types were identified.
The isolated oils could be classified as the linalool – methyl chavicol (European chemotype) and linalool-verbenone –methyl chavicol chemotype, which to the best of our knowledge has not been reported so far.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Awad, Nasir Abd Allah& al-Hajj, Mahdi Ahmad& Wurster, Martina& Lindequist, Ulrike. 2013. Study of the chemical compositions of the Ocimum basilicum family Lamiaceae. Damascus University Journal for Medical Sciences،Vol. 29, no. 1, pp.207-212.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-745008
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Awad, Nasir Abd Allah…[et al.]. Study of the chemical compositions of the Ocimum basilicum family Lamiaceae. Damascus University Journal for Medical Sciences Vol. 29, no. 1 (2013), pp.207-212.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-745008
American Medical Association (AMA)
Awad, Nasir Abd Allah& al-Hajj, Mahdi Ahmad& Wurster, Martina& Lindequist, Ulrike. Study of the chemical compositions of the Ocimum basilicum family Lamiaceae. Damascus University Journal for Medical Sciences. 2013. Vol. 29, no. 1, pp.207-212.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-745008
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 211-212
Record ID
BIM-745008