?VOLATILES OF OCIMUM BASILICUM (LOCAL) AT DIFFERENT PHASES OF PLANT GROWTH

Authors

  • M Riaz Applied Chemistry Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600, Pakistan
  • Shadab Qamar Applied Chemistry Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600, Pakistan
  • F M Chaudhary Applied Chemistry Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600, Pakistan

Keywords:

Ocimum basilicum, Linalool, Monoterpenes.

Abstract

The essential oil of Ocimum basilicum (Local) (0.27-0.29%) obtained by hydrodistillation of the plant at various
phases was characterised by GCIMS. Among the 22 compounds identified Linalool (83.0-87.1 %), 1:8 Cineole
(3.2-4.7%) and Camphor (0.4-0.5%) predominated, while other constituents were either in small quantities or in
traces.

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Published

1999-12-20

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 6 (1999): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles

How to Cite

?VOLATILES OF OCIMUM BASILICUM (LOCAL) AT DIFFERENT PHASES OF PLANT GROWTH. (1999). Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 42(6), 332-335. https://www.v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2196