EXTRACTION AND GCIMS ANALYSIS OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF OCIMUM BASILICUM (CaMaRa)

Authors

  • M. RIAZ PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600, Pakistan
  • M. RASHID KHALID PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600, Pakistan
  • M. HANIF PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600, Pakistan
  • F. M. CHAUDHARY PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600, Pakistan

Keywords:

Ocimum basilicum, Essential oil, Sesquiterpenes, GC/MS analysis.

Abstract

A combination of GC ane!GC/MS has been used to characterise chemical composition or essential oil hydrodistilled
from comoro variety of Ocimum basilicum grown in various parts of Pakistan. Among the forty four compounds
identified, methyl chavicol (83.58-87.21 %), I, 8-cineol (2.45-3.37%), tinalool (0.04 - 2.69%) and methyl eugenol
(1.4 - 2.68%), are predominantly present while other compounds particularly monoterpenes and sesquirerpencs hydrocarbons
are found only in traces. Variations in the essential oil composition ami yield during hydrodistillation are also
reported.

Published

2022-06-09

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 9 (1994): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles

How to Cite

EXTRACTION AND GCIMS ANALYSIS OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF OCIMUM BASILICUM (CaMaRa). (2022). Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 37(9), 362-364. https://www.v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2715