The composition of the steam-volatile leaf oils of Fijian Ocimum basilicum L. (sweet basil) has been determined by the use of capillary gas-liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. The major components of the oils are methyl cinnamate, linalool, methyleugenol and eugenol.
Analysis of the essential oil from cuban basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)
โ Scribed by Pino, J. ;Rosado, A. ;Goire, I. ;Roncal, E. ;Garcia, I.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 176 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0027-769X
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โฆ Synopsis
The five most abundant peaks are represented ** Newly identified compound
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