Variability in the Chemical Compositions of the Essential Oils of Five Ocimum Species from Tropical African Area

AuteurTCHOUMBOUGNANG, F
AuteurZOLLO, AMWAN P H
AuteurAVLESSI, FELICIEN
AuteurALITONOU, GUY ALAIN
AuteurSOHOUNHLOUE, KOKO CODJO DOMINIQUE
AuteurOUAMBA, JEAN MAURIL
AuteurTSOMAMBET, A
AuteurOKEMY ANDISSA, N
AuteurDAGNE, E
AuteurAGNANIET, HUGUETTE
AuteurBESSIERE, JEAN MARIE
AuteurMENUT, CHANTAL
Date d'ajout2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de disponibilite2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de publication2006
ResumeAs part of our research on aromatic plants from Africa, we have analyzed, via GC and CG/MS, the essential oils from fresh leaves of five Ocimum species from tropical Africa: Ocimum basilicum L., O. gratissimum L., O. americanum L. (syn: O. canum Sims), O. lamiifolium Hochst. ex Benth. and O. minimum L. The chemical compositions of O. basilicum, O. gratissimum and O. minimum essential oils could be related to some chemotypes already defined for these three species: linalool- or methyl chavicol-types for the first species, thymol- or eugenol- or ocimenes/far- nesenes-types for the second one; finally, a high content of methyl chavicol (34.3%) and linalool (17.8%) was found in O. minimum oil, similar to that already described for a Brazilian species. On the other hand, an essential oil dominated by 1,8-cineole was described for the first time for a sample of O. americanum. Finally, the oil of O. lamiifolium, which was rich in sabinene, is chemically described for the first time.
Autre identifiantBECDB-1791
URIhttps://dspace.uac.bj/handle/123456789/1880
Languefr
Fait partie deJournal of Essential Oil Research
SujetOcimum basilicum
SujetOcimum gratissimum
SujetOcimum americanum (Ocimum canum)
SujetOcimum lamiifolium
SujetOcimum minimum
Sujetessential oïl composition
Sujet1
Sujet8-cineole
Sujetlinalool
Sujetthymol
Sujetmethyl chavicol
Sujetsabinene
Sujeteugenol
Sujet(E
SujetE)-α-farnesene
Sujet(Z)-β-ocimene
TitreVariability in the Chemical Compositions of the Essential Oils of Five Ocimum Species from Tropical African Area
TypeArticle

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