The chemical composition of sweet basil essential oil has been investigated. Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oil of ocimum basilicum of northern ethiopia unnithan c. It has been reported to exhibit antibacterial and antifungal. Chemical composition and antifungal activity of ocimum. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by bees. Pdf chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. Chemical composition of the egyptian basil essential oils leaves obtained by sfme and hd. Basil is the main ingredient of pesto sauce but is also used to flavor other sauces and soups.
The major constituents which have been isolated from different ocimum oils include 1,8cineol, linalool, pinene, eugenol, camphor, methyl chavicol, ocimene, terpinene, and limonene pandey et al. Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of. Ocimum basilicum, phytochemical study, pharmacological. Ocimum basilicum, ocimum basilicum, also called great basil or saintjosephswort, is of family lamiaceae mints. Fresh leaves and stem of ocimum sanctum extract yielded some phenolic compounds antioxidants such as cirsilineol, circimaritin, isothymusin, apigenin and rosameric acid, and appreciable quantities of eugeno. It is a tender plant, and is used in cuisines worldwide. Central properties and chemical composition of ocimum. Ocimum basilicum, popular known as basil or sweet basil, is a common herb that belongs to. Detail of the chemical constituents is presented in table1 and analysis of nutrients of ocimum basilicum fresh leaves is given in table2. Essential oil article pdf available in pharmaceutical biology 448. The plant is often grown as an annual, especially in cooler climates. Pdf chemical composition of the essential oil of ocimum. Chemical constituents and pharmacological action of ocimum sanctum indian holy basiltulsi sunita verma abstract oscimum sanctum commonly known as tulsi, belong to lamiaceae family. Chemical composition of essential oils from leaves of cymbopogon citratus dc, ocimum canum sims and ocimum basilicum l.
Evaluation of some chemical composition, minerals fatty. The dried leaves of ocimum basilicum 100 g, produced 8. On the contrary, the constituents of essential oil hydro distilled from the aerial parts of ocimum basilicum from northern ethiopia was examined by gcms 20. Materials and methods by using a uv lamp and iodine crystals. The chemical constituents which have been isolated from the plant include terpenoids, alkaloids.
Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the essential oils from aerial parts of basil ocimum basilicum l. Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of basil ocimum basilicum l. Cultivars grown in serbia damir beatovi c1, dijana krsti cmilosevi c2, snezana trifunovi c3, jovana siljegovi c2, jasmina glamo clija 2, mihailo risti c4 and slavica jela cic1. The chemical constituents showed the presence of monoterpene. The aim of this study was to overview its therapeutic effects than its nutritive and industrial effects. Biological activities of essential oils the kruskalwallis h test shows that the mortality of an. Morphological studies of accessions showed a high level of.
Chemical composition, antioxidant, antimicrobial and. Within the ocimum species, there is a clear variation in their chemical composition. The chemical constituents which have been isolated from the plant include terpenoids. Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of ocimum basilicum l.
Joshi department of phytochemistry, regional medical research centre indian council of medical research, belgaum, karnataka, india. To assess if the antioxidant properties of aroma extracts isolated from basil and thyme can be attributed to their aroma constituents, 12 aroma constituents marked with an asterisk. Review article chemical constituents and pharmacological. Central properties and chemical composition of ocimum basilicum essential oil. Review phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities. Chemical composition, antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of tagetes minuta tm essential oil tmo and ocimum basilicum ob essential oil obo were examined. Pdf chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial. Chemical composition of essential oils and floral waters.
The chemical constituents which have been isolated from the plant include terpenoids, alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponin glycosides and. Chemical composition and some biological activities of the. Ocimum species are used in traditional iranian medicine, as a culinary herb, and as a wellknown source of flavoring principles. Milos faculty of chemical technology, department of biochemistry and food chemistry, university of split, teslina 10v, 2 split, croatia. The data given in current literature are pertaining to the chemical composition of essential oils of different ocimum species viz. Ocimum basilicum, lamiaceae, linalo ol, methyl cinnamate, methyl. An essential oil ociumum sanctum and its major component, eugenol act against the fungi cause bio. A very commonly used herb with a range of culinary and medicinal applications.
International journal of food science and technology. The hydrodistilled essential oils content ranged from 0. Chemical composition and antioxidant capacity of free. Chemical composition of the essential oil from basil ocimum basilicum linn. The chemical composition of essential oils and floral waters obtained by steam distillation from both fresh and dried plants of ocimum basilicum l. In the current study, the aerial part of this plant was used, and its essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation. Ocimum basilicum sweet basil, common basil, thai basil. Pdf central properties and chemical composition of ocimum. Pdf essential oils, as sources of natural products, represent an alternative. Most culinary and ornamental basils and there are many hybrids between species. Variability in content and chemical constituents of. Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the essential oils of twelve ocimum basilicum l.
Chemical composition and bioactivity of essential oils and. Ocimum gratissimum is a variable, polymorphic species with many forms. The constituents of essential oils isolated by hydrodistillation of the overground parts of ocimum basilicum l. The chief constituents include chavicol methyl ether or estragole, linalool and eugenol 10. Chemical composition, antifungal and anti aflatoxigenic activities of oils of ocimum species were investigated by some workers 21, 22. Ocimum basilicum is an erect, muchbranched, perennial, aromatic plant growing 20 80cm tall. Chemical composition and antioxidant capacity of free volatile aglycones from basil ocimum basilicum l. Pdf chemical composition and antifungal activity of. It has at times been treated as a number of distinct species, in particular ocimum suave willd. Identification of volatile components in basil ocimum. Pdf chemical composition and larvicidal activity of. The chemical composition of essential oils of ocimum species has been well. Central properties and chemical composition of ocimum basilicum. Ocimum basilicum, phytochemical constituents, terpenes.
A rich flavonoid content of the ees of both plants was revealed by hplc analysis of the phenolic compounds. A smallscale horticultural trial showed that oil yields per unit area of land were similar for three varieties of basil but the composition of the oils differed. A commercial sample of essential oil from basil ocimum basilicum l. Phytochemical constituents and phar macological activities. Essential oils, as sources of natural products, represent an alternative to synthetic antioxidants and antimicrobial agents in food and pharmaceutical industry, alternative medicine and natural therapy. Ob was screened for its composition and some cns activities viz. Different parts of the plant are used of many illnesses like cough, influenza, axonomy. Ocimum basilicum, also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family lamiaceae mints basil is native to tropical regions from central africa to southeast asia. Studies of antimicrobial properties of different leaf.
Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of ocimum. Chemical characterization of basil ocimum basilicum l. Pdf biological and pharmacological properties of the. The chemical constituents which have been isolated from the plant include terpenoids, alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponin glycosides and ascorbic acid. Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the. In summary, the chemical composition of ethanolic extracts and essential oils from ocimum basilicum and thymus algeriensis cultivated in the algerian saharan atlas was reported for the first time in this study. This variation may be attributed to environmental and physiological factors.
The main constituents identified in the oils were estragole and linalool. It is in flower from august to september, and the seeds ripen in september. Pdf central properties and chemical composition of. Essential oils of different species of the genus ocimum are natural flavouring materials of commercial importance. Lamiaceae is an egyptian plant used as a folkloric remedy in egyptian traditional medicine. Chemistry and bioactivities of essential oils of some.
Horticultural characteristics, including quantitative and qualitative traits along with the chemical variation of phenolic acids, of 23 accessions of basil ocimum basilicum l. Chemical composition and larvicidal activity of essential oil from ocimum basilicum l. Recently there are more researches focused on their chemical profiles and its medicinal properties. Study of pharmacological effect of ocimum basilicum. Depending on the species and cultivar, the leaves may taste somewhat like anise, with a strong, pungent, often. The main components for tmo were dihydrotagetone 33.
Characteristics of essential oil from basil ocimum. Activity of ocimum basilicum, ocimum canum, and cymbopogon. Ocimum basilicum is a common herb that is known for its ornamental and therapeutic importance. Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial. It is native to the indian subcontinent and widespread as a cultivated plant throughout the southeast asian tropics. Ocimum tenuiflorum synonym ocimum sanctum, commonly known as holy basil or tulsi, is an aromatic perennial plant in the family lamiaceae. The best known species are the strongly aromatic herb ocimum basilicum thai basil and ocimum gratissimum african basil as well as the medicinal herb ocimum tenuiflorum, also known as ocimum sanctum holy basil or tulsi in hindi.
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