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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
chemistry
Variability in the chemical compositions of the essential oils of five ocimum species from tropical african area
Journal of Essential Oil Research, Volume 18, No. 2, Year 2006
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As 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. © 2006, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Tchoumbougnang, François
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Zollo, Paul Henri Amvam
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Avléssi, Félicien F.
Benin, Calavi
Ecole Polytechnique D’abomey-calavi
Alitonou, Guy Alain
Benin, Calavi
Ecole Polytechnique D’abomey-calavi
Sohounhloué, Dominique C.K.
Benin, Calavi
Ecole Polytechnique D’abomey-calavi
Ouamba, Jean Maurille
Congo, Brazzaville
Universite Marien Ngouabi
Tsomambet, A.
Congo, Brazzaville
Universite Marien Ngouabi
Okemy-Andissa, N.
Congo, Brazzaville
Universite Marien Ngouabi
Dagne, Ermias
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa University
Agnaniet, Huguette
France, Montpellier
Enscm Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier
Bessiére, Jean Maríe M.
France, Montpellier
Enscm Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier
Menut, Chantal
France, Montpellier
Enscm Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier
Statistics
Citations: 53
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/10412905.2006.9699064
ISSN:
10412905