Authors: Leopold Jirovetz Gerhard Buchbauer Mohamed P Shafi Molikutty M Kaniampady
Publish Date: 2003/04/17
Volume: 217, Issue: 2, Pages: 120-124
Abstract
The essential oil aroma compounds of four different Ocimum species O americanum O basilicum O gratissimum and O sanctum from southern India were analysed by solid phase microextraction SPME/gas chromatography GC/flame ionization detection FID SPME/GC/mass spectrometry MS and olfactoric evaluations The essential oil of the whole plant of O americanum is rich in Emethyl cinnamate 7205 Zmethyl cinnamate 911 camphor 595 and βselinene 343 the essential leaf oil of O basilicum contains Emethyl cinnamate 3449 linalool 2844 camphor 1308 Zmethyl cinnamate 690 and geraniol 384 whereas the essential leaf oil of O gratissimum comprises eugenol 6336 Zβocimene 911 germacrene D 884 and βcaryophyllene 389 Finally the essential leaf oil of O sanctum shows methyl eugenol 5618 βcaryophyllene 1660 and germacrene D 510 as main constituents Therefore the following chemotypes can be attributed to the analysed Ocimum samples O americanum methyl cinnamatetype O basilicum methyl cinnamate/linalooltypeO gratissimum eugenoltype and O sanctum methyl eugenoltype The character impact compounds of the essential oils of the four investigated Ocimum samples as well as a discussion of their possible use in food products is also givenWe acknowledge the olfactory evaluations by Wolfgang Höppner and Volker Hausmann chiefperfumers of Dragoco Co Vienna Austria and the valuable help with the botanical identification and descriptions of the plants by Dr AK Pradeep Calicut University Kerala India
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