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Chemical investigation of Ocimum species growing in Togo
Author(s) -
Sanda Komla,
Koba Koffi,
Nambo Phintè,
Gaset Antoine
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1026(1998070)13:4<226::aid-ffj717>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - estragole , basilicum , ocimum , chemistry , ocimum gratissimum , thymol , steam distillation , essential oil , lamiaceae , sesquiterpene , herbal tea , gas chromatography , eugenol , chromatography , traditional medicine , botany , organic chemistry , antioxidant , medicine , biology
The steam‐distilled leaf and flower oils of Ocimum basilicum L., Ocimum canum Sims and Ocimum gratissimum L., collected from 14 different locations in Togo, have been studied. Capillary gas–liquid chromatography and capillary gas‐chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry were used to determine the percentage composition of these essential oils. The oils from O. basilicum mainly contained either estragole or a linalol–estragole mixture. In those from Ocimum canum , terpin‐4‐ol, linalol, υ‐terpinene and the sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (β‐caryophyllene, ( E )‐α‐bergamotene and bicyclogermacrene) were the major compounds. Thymol, υ‐terpinene and p ‐cymene were identified as the most abundant constituents in the Ocimum gratissimum oils. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.