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Sources of variability in essential oil composition of Ocimum americanum and Ocimum tenuiflorum

Bernhardt, B. and Szabó, K. and Bernáth, J. (2015) Sources of variability in essential oil composition of Ocimum americanum and Ocimum tenuiflorum. Acta Alimentaria, 44 (1). pp. 111-118. ISSN 0139-3006

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Abstract

Basil has traditionally been used for a long time in medicine and gastronomy. Essential oil is the most important active substance of the drug, which influences the aroma and the effect of the plant. Although the compositions of essential oils vary in different basil cultivars, the main components are oxygenated monoterpenes and phenylpropane derivates. The high chemical variation is most likely caused by interspecific hybridization. Various factors, like genetic background, ontogenesis, morphogenesis, abiotic factors, essential oil extraction method, drying, and storage, are responsible for the variant essential oil composition.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QD Chemistry / kémia > QD01 Analytical chemistry / analitikai kémia
Depositing User: Erika Bilicsi
Date Deposited: 16 Jun 2016 07:27
Last Modified: 16 Jun 2016 07:27
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/36128

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