Composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil of a green type and a purple type of ocimum basilicum L. from Iran / M. Yavari in The journal of essential oil research, Vol. 23 N° 1 (Janvier/Fevrier 2011)  

Composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil of a green type and a purple type of ocimum basilicum L. from Iran [texte imprimé] / M. Yavari, Auteur ; S. Mirdamadi, Auteur ; Shiva Masoudi, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 1 - 4.
Génie Chimique
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in The journal of essential oil research > Vol. 23 N° 1 (Janvier/Fevrier 2011) . - pp. 1 - 4

Mots-clés :	Ocimum basilicum Lamiaceae Essential oil composition Methyl chavicol Geraniol Neral Trans-a-bergamotene Linalool 1,8-cineole
Index. décimale :	646
Résumé :	A comparison of the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils obtained from the aerial parts of two types of Ocimum basilicum L.—O. basilicum L. (green type) and O. basilicum (purple type)—were carried out. The oils were obtained by hydrodistillation and were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The main components of the oil of the O.basilicum (green type) were methyl chavicol (62.5%), geranial (12.5%) and neral (9.9%) while in the oil of O.basilicum (purple type), trans-a-bergamotene (17.5%), linalool (17.0%) and 1,8-cineole (9.0%) were the prominent components. The antimicrobial activity of each oil was determined by measurement of the growth inhibitory zone, against three Gram positive, one Gram negative and one fungus using the well diffusion assay.
DEWEY :	665
ISSN :	1041-2905
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