ocimum basilicum

Summary

Summary: A plant species of the genus OCIMUM, family LAMIACEAE. It is a condiment with carminative properties.

Webpages

  1. aromatic and medicinal plants index
    newcrop.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/med-aro/toc.html
  2. new medical subject headings
    www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/replaced2003.html
  3. basil
    www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/basil.html
  4. aromatherapy | taking charge of your health
    takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/aromather ...
  5. aromatherapy | taking charge of your health
    takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/therapies/aromatherapy/what_is_arom ...
  6. david gang, plant sciences
    ag.arizona.edu/pls/faculty/gang.htm
  7. lettuce
    lib.bioinfo.pl/meid:36879
  8. pests of basil
    www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/reports/Herbs/basil.htm
  9. basilic : ocimum basilicum
    nature.jardin.free.fr/aromate/mb_basilic.html
  10. ocimum basilicum
    www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2003/MB_cgi?term=OCIMUM+BASILICUM

Publications

  1. Characterization of the volatile pattern and antioxidant capacity of essential oils from different species of the genus Ocimum
    Maria Teresa Salles Trevisan
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    J Agric Food Chem 54:4378-82
  2. Essential oils from sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) as novel enhancers to accelerate transdermal drug delivery
    Jia You Fang
    Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Biol Pharm Bull 27:1819-25
  3. Antifungal activity of peppermint and sweet basil essential oils and their major aroma constituents on some plant pathogenic fungi from the vapor phase
    Amr E Edris
    Flavour and Aroma Chemistry Department, National Research Center, 4 EL Kalifa EL Mansour Street, Safir Square, Heliopolic, 11361 Cairo, Egypt
    Nahrung 47:117-21
  4. Yield and oil composition of 38 basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) accessions grown in Mississippi
    Valtcho D Zheljazkov
    Mississippi State University, North Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Verona, MS 38879, USA
    J Agric Food Chem 56:241-5
  5. Anti-proliferative activity of essential oil extracted from Thai medicinal plants on KB and P388 cell lines
    Jiradej Manosroi
    Pharmaceutical Cosmetic Raw Materials and Natural Products Research and Development Center, PCRNC, Institute for Science and Technology Research and Development, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
    Cancer Lett 235:114-20
  6. Effects of three AM fungi on growth, distribution of glandular hairs, and essential oil production in Ocimum basilicum L. var. Genovese
    Andrea Copetta
    Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente e della Vita, Università del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, Via Bellini 25/G, Alessandria, I-15100, Italy
    Mycorrhiza 16:485-94
  7. UV-B is required for normal development of oil glands in Ocimum basilicum L. (sweet basil)
    Daphne Ioannidis
    Department of Natural Products and Biotechnology, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, PO Box 85, Alsyllion Agrokepion, 73100 Chania, Greece
    Ann Bot (Lond) 90:453-60
  8. Antimicrobial properties of basil and its possible application in food packaging
    Panuwat Suppakul
    Centre for Packaging, Transportation and Storage, Victoria University, P.O. Box 14428, Melbourne City Mail Centre, Melbourne, 8001, Australia
    J Agric Food Chem 51:3197-207
  9. Antigiardial activity of Ocimum basilicum essential oil
    Igor de Almeida
    Instituto de Microbiologia Prof Paulo de Góes, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 219491 590, Brazil
    Parasitol Res 101:443-52
  10. Anthelmintic activity of essential oil of Ocimum sanctum and eugenol
    M K Asha
    Bioassay Unit, Research and Development Centre, Natural Remedies Pvt. Ltd, Plot No. 5B, Veerasandra Indl. Area, Hosur Road, Bangalore 561 229, India
    Fitoterapia 72:669-70

Scientific Experts

  • S Kintzios
  • Shamsul Arfeen
  • Jia-You Fang
  • Lassaad Belbahri
  • F Erler
  • K Murugan
  • C Gopi
  • Valtcho D Zheljazkov
  • Yu Yang
  • J-P Toussaint
  • Tanja Berić
  • Laura F Lalonde
  • L Mindich
  • Kwang-Geun Lee
  • David R Gang
  • K E Kniel
  • Suzanne M F Jeurissen
  • R Elson
  • L M N Hoang
  • J Nguefack
  • Roman Pavela
  • Alan J Paton
  • A Edris
  • H Schulz
  • Ken-ichi Itoh
  • Hyun-Jin Kim
  • P Fandohan
  • Rachel Davidovich Rikanati
  • Phuong M Nguyen
  • Jeremy Kapteyn
  • Eran Pichersky
  • Yun Kang
  • Bina S Siddiqui
  • Giani F Santoro
  • M T Islam
  • Daniela Benedec
  • Igor de Almeida
  • Natalia Dudareva
  • Eyal Fridman
  • Andrea Copetta
  • Biljana Bozin
  • Maria Teresa Salles Trevisan
  • Wei Yea Hsu
  • Jiradej Manosroi
  • N N Ntonifor
  • Ibadet Tohti
  • Takao Koeduka
  • Xi Wang
  • Nihal C Rajapakse
  • Feng Chen
  • Lien-Chai Chiang
  • Karl G Kristinsson
  • Senga K Oxenham
  • Carmen Diana Capota
  • Travis S Walker
  • Kathrin Fink
  • T Dasgupta
  • Chamila Jayasinghe
  • Lucia Calucci
  • Panuwat Suppakul
  • Tao Wang
  • John H Loughrin
  • Luigi Francesco Di Cesare
  • Tomoko Satoh
  • G Opalchenova
  • Jamal Javanmardi
  • Daphne Ioannidis
  • L O Orafidiya
  • J H Loughrin
  • M K Asha
  • M Sharma
  • Yoko Iijima
  • M Moudachirou
  • Efraim Lewinsohn
  • Einat Bar
  • Emily D Niemeyer
  • Yaron Sitrit
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  • R Darboux
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  • Rachel Davidovich-Rikanati
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  • Maria do Socorro S Rosa
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  • Daniela Sales Alviano
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Detail Information

Webpages14

  1. aromatic and medicinal plants index
    newcrop.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/med-aro/toc.html
  2. new medical subject headings
    www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/replaced2003.html
  3. basil
    www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/basil.html
  4. aromatherapy | taking charge of your health
    takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/aromather ...
  5. aromatherapy | taking charge of your health
    takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/therapies/aromatherapy/what_is_arom ...
  6. david gang, plant sciences
    ag.arizona.edu/pls/faculty/gang.htm
  7. lettuce
    lib.bioinfo.pl/meid:36879
  8. pests of basil
    www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/reports/Herbs/basil.htm
  9. basilic : ocimum basilicum
    nature.jardin.free.fr/aromate/mb_basilic.html
  10. ocimum basilicum
    www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2003/MB_cgi?term=OCIMUM+BASILICUM
  11. no title
    image.fs.uidaho.edu/vide/famly073.htm#Ocimum basilicum

Publications62

  1. Characterization of the volatile pattern and antioxidant capacity of essential oils from different species of the genus Ocimum
    Maria Teresa Salles Trevisan
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    J Agric Food Chem 54:4378-82
    ..capacity of essential oils obtained by steam hydrodistillation from five species of the genus Ocimum, namely Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens, Ocimum basilicum, Ocimum gratissimum, Ocimum micranthum, and Ocimum tenuiflorum (syn. O...
  2. Essential oils from sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) as novel enhancers to accelerate transdermal drug delivery
    Jia You Fang
    Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    Biol Pharm Bull 27:1819-25
    The purpose of this study was to evaluate the essential oils from sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum, OB) as skin permeation enhancers to promote the percutaneous absorption of drugs...
  3. Antifungal activity of peppermint and sweet basil essential oils and their major aroma constituents on some plant pathogenic fungi from the vapor phase
    Amr E Edris
    Flavour and Aroma Chemistry Department, National Research Center, 4 EL Kalifa EL Mansour Street, Safir Square, Heliopolic, 11361 Cairo, Egypt
    Nahrung 47:117-21
    ..Mixing the two components in a ratio similar to their concentrations in the original oil was found to enhance the antifungal properties of basil oil indicating a synergistic effect...
  4. Yield and oil composition of 38 basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) accessions grown in Mississippi
    Valtcho D Zheljazkov
    Mississippi State University, North Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Verona, MS 38879, USA
    J Agric Food Chem 56:241-5
    ..A field experiment was conducted to assess yield, oil content, and composition of 38 genotypes of sweet basil ( Ocimum basilicum L.). Overall, biomass yields were high and comparable to those reported in the literature...
  5. Anti-proliferative activity of essential oil extracted from Thai medicinal plants on KB and P388 cell lines
    Jiradej Manosroi
    Pharmaceutical Cosmetic Raw Materials and Natural Products Research and Development Center, PCRNC, Institute for Science and Technology Research and Development, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
    Cancer Lett 235:114-20
    ..0379 mg/ml (4.37 times more potent than vincristine) whereas Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) oil gave the highest anti-proliferative activity with the IC(50) value of 0.0362 mg/ml (12...
  6. Effects of three AM fungi on growth, distribution of glandular hairs, and essential oil production in Ocimum basilicum L. var. Genovese
    Andrea Copetta
    Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente e della Vita, Università del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, Via Bellini 25/G, Alessandria, I-15100, Italy
    Mycorrhiza 16:485-94
    ..and Gigaspora rosea BEG 9 on shoot and root biomass, abundance of glandular hairs, and essential oil yield of Ocimum basilicum L. var. Genovese were studied...
  7. UV-B is required for normal development of oil glands in Ocimum basilicum L. (sweet basil)
    Daphne Ioannidis
    Department of Natural Products and Biotechnology, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, PO Box 85, Alsyllion Agrokepion, 73100 Chania, Greece
    Ann Bot (Lond) 90:453-60
    Plants of Ocimum basilicum L. grown under glass were exposed to short treatments with supplementary UV-B...
  8. Antimicrobial properties of basil and its possible application in food packaging
    Panuwat Suppakul
    Centre for Packaging, Transportation and Storage, Victoria University, P.O. Box 14428, Melbourne City Mail Centre, Melbourne, 8001, Australia
    J Agric Food Chem 51:3197-207
    Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is a popular culinary herb, and its essential oils have been used extensively for many years in food products, perfumery, and dental and oral products...
  9. Antigiardial activity of Ocimum basilicum essential oil
    Igor de Almeida
    Instituto de Microbiologia Prof Paulo de Góes, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 219491 590, Brazil
    Parasitol Res 101:443-52
    In this study, we investigated the effects of Ocimum basilicum essential oil on Giardia lamblia and on the modulation of the interaction of these parasites by peritoneal mouse macrophage...
  10. Anthelmintic activity of essential oil of Ocimum sanctum and eugenol
    M K Asha
    Bioassay Unit, Research and Development Centre, Natural Remedies Pvt. Ltd, Plot No. 5B, Veerasandra Indl. Area, Hosur Road, Bangalore 561 229, India
    Fitoterapia 72:669-70
    ..Eugenol exhibited an ED(50) of 62.1 microg/ml. Eugenol being the predominant component of the essential oil, is suggested as the putative anthelmintic principle...
  11. Trypanosoma cruzi: activity of essential oils from Achillea millefolium L., Syzygium aromaticum L. and Ocimum basilicum L. on epimastigotes and trypomastigotes
    Giani F Santoro
    Laboratório de Biologia Celular de Microrganismos, Departamento de Ultra estrutura e Biologia Celular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz FIOCRUZ, 21045 900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    Exp Parasitol 116:283-90
    Trypanocidal activity of clove (Syzygium aromaticum L.), basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) and yarrow (Achillea millefolium L...
  12. Differential production of meta hydroxylated phenylpropanoids in sweet basil peltate glandular trichomes and leaves is controlled by the activities of specific acyltransferases and hydroxylases
    David R Gang
    Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 1048, USA
    Plant Physiol 130:1536-44
    Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) peltate glandular trichomes produce a variety of small molecular weight phenylpropanoids, such as eugenol, caffeic acid, and rosmarinic acid, that result from meta hydroxylation reactions...
  13. Characterization of the volatile composition of essential oils of some lamiaceae spices and the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the entire oils
    Biljana Bozin
    Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro
    J Agric Food Chem 54:1822-8
    The essential oils of Ocimum basilicum L., Origanum vulgare L., and Thymus vulgaris L. were analyzed by means of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and assayed for their antioxidant and antimicrobial activities...
  14. Effect of methyl jasmonate on secondary metabolites of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)
    Hyun-Jin Kim
    Department Food Science and Human Nutrition, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
    J Agric Food Chem 54:2327-32
    ..The effect of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) in terms of its induction of inherent bioactive chemicals in sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) was evaluated after MeJA was sprayed on healthy basil plants...
  15. Effect of chitosan on the biological properties of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)
    Hyun-Jin Kim
    Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Clemson University, South Carolina 29634, USA
    J Agric Food Chem 53:3696-701
    ..01%, 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.5%, and 1%) upon sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L...
  16. Content, composition, and bioactivity of the essential oils of three basil genotypes as a function of harvesting
    Valtcho D Zheljazkov
    North Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University, 5421 Highway 145 South, Verona, Mississippi 38879, USA
    J Agric Food Chem 56:380-5
    ..conducted to evaluate the effect of cut on biomass productivity, oil content, composition, and bioactivity of Ocimum basilicum L. (cvs. German and Mesten) and Ocimum sanctum L. (syn. O. tenuiflorum L.) (cv. Local) in Mississippi...
  17. Aroma content of fresh basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves is affected by light reflected from colored mulches
    John H Loughrin
    Coastal Plains Soil, Water and Plant Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 2611 West Lucas Street, Florence, South Carolina 29501-1242, USA
    J Agric Food Chem 51:2272-6
    Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is an herb that is used to add a distinct aroma and flavor to food...
  18. Effective treatment of experimental acute otitis media by application of volatile fluids into the ear canal
    Karl G Kristinsson
    Department of Clinical Microbiology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    J Infect Dis 191:1876-80
    Essential oils are volatile and can have good antimicrobial activity. We compared the effects of oil of basil (Ocimum basilicum) and essential oil components (thymol, carvacrol, and salicylaldehyde) to those of a placebo when placed in ..
  19. Altered growth and polyamine catabolism following exposure of the chocolate spot pathogen Botrytis fabae to the essential oil of Ocimum basilicum
    Senga K Oxenham
    Scottish Agricultural College, Ayr Campus, Auchincruive Estate, Ayr KA6 5HW, UK
    Mycologia 97:576-9
    ..fungal pathogen Botrytis fabae in liquid culture amended with two chemotypes of the essential oil of basil, Ocimum basilicum, was reduced significantly at concentrations of 50 ppm or less...
  20. Repellent activity of five essential oils against Culex pipiens
    F Erler
    Akdeniz University, Faculty of Agriculture, Plant Protection Department, 07070 Antalya, Turkey
    Fitoterapia 77:491-4
    ..dried fruits of eucalyptus (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), dried foliage of mint (Mentha piperita) and basil (Ocimum basilicum) and fresh foliage of laurel (Laurus nobilis) were tested for their repellency against the adult females of ..
  21. Five essential oils from aromatic plants of Cameroon: their antibacterial activity and ability to permeabilize the cytoplasmic membrane of Listeria innocua examined by flow cytometry
    J Nguefack
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Yaounde I, Box 812, Yaounde, Cameroon
    Lett Appl Microbiol 39:395-400
    ..The use of sensitive method, such as flow cytometry, is advantageous for quick generation of data on the antibacterial effect of EO...
  22. Toxicity and gastric tolerance of essential oils from Cymbopogon citratus, Ocimum gratissimum and Ocimum basilicum in Wistar rats
    P Fandohan
    Programme on Agricultural and Food Technology, National Institute of Agricultural Research of Benin, P O Box 128, Porto Novo, Benin
    Food Chem Toxicol 46:2493-7
    Oils of Cymbopogon citratus, Ocimum gratissimum and Ocimum basilicum are widely used for their medicinal properties, and as food flavours and perfumes...
  23. Comparative studies on the activity of basil--an essential oil from Ocimum basilicum L.--against multidrug resistant clinical isolates of the genera Staphylococcus, Enterococcus and Pseudomonas by using different test methods
    G Opalchenova
    Department of Microbiological and Biological Control of Drugs, Bulgarian Drug Agency, 26 Yanko Sakazov, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
    J Microbiol Methods 54:105-10
    The essential oil basil is obtained from the aerial parts of Ocimum basilicum L. After gas chromatographic separation, the following components were identified: linalol (54.95%), methylchavikol (11.98%), methylcinnamat (7...
  24. Overexpression of the lemon basil alpha-zingiberene synthase gene increases both mono- and sesquiterpene contents in tomato fruit
    Rachel Davidovich Rikanati
    Department of Vegetable Crops, Newe Ya ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, P O Box 1021, Ramat Yishay 30095, Israel
    Plant J 56:228-38
    alpha-Zingiberene synthase (ZIS), a sesquiterpene synthase gene that was isolated from lemon basil (Ocimum basilicum L...
  25. Terpene degradation and extraction from basil and oregano leaves using subcritical water
    Yu Yang
    Department of Chemistry, East Carolina University, Science and Technology Building, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
    J Chromatogr A 1152:262-7
    ..However, the concentration of carvacrol in the oregano-water extract at 150 degrees C was found to be as high as 4270 microg carvacrol/g oregano...
  26. [Study on the constituents of volatile oil from Ocimum basilicum]
    Tao Wang
    OSSO State Key Laboratory, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical and Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
    Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 28:740-2
    OBJECTIVE: To study the constituents of volatile oil from Ocimum basilicum. METHOD: GC-MS technique was used. RESULT: Forty-five compounds was elucidated through consulting literature and searching database by computer...
  27. Chemical characterization of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) found in local accessions and used in traditional medicines in Iran
    Jamal Javanmardi
    Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Tehran University, Karaj, Iran
    J Agric Food Chem 50:5878-83
    ..and qualitative traits along with the chemical variation of phenolic acids, of 23 accessions of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) from Iran were studied...
  28. Effects on humans elicited by inhaling the fragrance of essential oils: sensory test, multi-channel thermometric study and forehead surface potential wave measurement on basil and peppermint
    Tomoko Satoh
    Faculty of Human Life and Environmental Science, Hiroshima Prefectural Women's University, Hiroshima 734-8558, Japan
    Anal Sci 19:139-46
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  29. In vitro rosmarinic acid accumulation in sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)
    Spiridon Kintzios
    Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855, Botanikos, Athens, Greece
    Biotechnol Lett 25:405-8
    Leaf-derived suspension cultures of sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum L. accumulated rosmarinic acid up to 10 mg g(-1) dry wt, a value up to 11 times higher than in callus cultures or in leaves of donor plants...
  30. Scale-up micropropagation of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) in an airlift bioreactor and accumulation of rosmarinic acid
    Spiridon Kintzios
    Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agricultural Biotechnology Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece
    Biotechnol Lett 26:521-3
    Nodal explants with lateral buds and leaf-derived suspension cultures of sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum L., were cultured in 5 l airlift bioreactors for three weeks, thereby increasing the fresh wt of suspension cultures 2.5-fold...
  31. Cardioprotective potential of ocimum sanctum in isoproterenol induced myocardial infarction in rats
    M Sharma
    Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi
    Mol Cell Biochem 225:75-83
    ..Above results were further confirmed by histopathological findings. Thus from the present study it is concluded that Os may be of therapeutic and prophylactic value in the treatment of MI...
  32. Chemomodulatory efficacy of basil leaf (Ocimum basilicum) on drug metabolizing and antioxidant enzymes, and on carcinogen-induced skin and forestomach papillomagenesis
    T Dasgupta
    Cancer Biology and Applied Molecular Biology Laboratories, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
    Phytomedicine 11:139-51
    Basil or sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) is cultivated throughout India and is known for its medicinal value...
  33. Phenolics composition and antioxidant activity of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)
    Chamila Jayasinghe
    Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Fisheries, 4-5-7, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan
    J Agric Food Chem 51:4442-9
    The antioxidant activity of a methanolic extract of Ocimum basilicum L. (sweet basil) was examined using different in vitro assay model systems...
  34. New cinnamic acid esters from Ocimum basilicum
    Bina S Siddiqui
    International Center for Chemical Sciences, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry and Dr Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
    Nat Prod Res 21:736-41
    Studies on the chemical constituents of the aerial parts of Ocimum basilicum have led to the isolation of a new ferulate, 4'-carbomethoxy-2'-hydroxy phenyl ferulate (1) and a new cinnamate, (E)-3'-hydroxy-4'-(1''-hydroxyethyl)-phenyl-4-..
  35. Determination of 2H/1H and 13C/12C isotope ratios of (E)-methyl cinnamate from different sources using isotope ratio mass spectrometry
    Kathrin Fink
    Lehrstuhl für Lebensmittelchemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
    J Agric Food Chem 52:3065-8
    ..7 to -28.5 per thousand as well as -85 to -191 per thousand, respectively, indicating, in part, incorrect declaration...
  36. The formulation of an effective topical antibacterial product containing Ocimum gratissimum leaf essential oil
    L O Orafidiya
    Department of Pharmaceutics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
    Int J Pharm 224:177-83
    ..The properties of base into which the oil was incorporated affected its activity. It was more effective in hydrophilic bases than in lipophilic bases. Solubilization and microemulsification grossly reduced its activity...
  37. Antiviral activities of extracts and selected pure constituents of Ocimum basilicum
    Lien-Chai Chiang
    Department of Microbiology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 32:811-6
    1. Ocimum basilicum (OB), also known as sweet basil, is a well known medicinal herb in traditional Chinese medicine preparations...
  38. Determination of antioxidant potential of volatile extracts isolated from various herbs and spices
    Kwang Geun Lee
    Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
    J Agric Food Chem 50:4947-52
    ..The antioxidant potentials of the volatile extracts used in this study were accurately measured by the lipophilic systems, such as the aldehyde/carboxylic acid assay and the conjugated diene assay...
  39. Eugenol and isoeugenol, characteristic aromatic constituents of spices, are biosynthesized via reduction of a coniferyl alcohol ester
    Takao Koeduka
    Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, 830 North University Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103:10128-33
    ..We show here that glandular trichomes of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum), which synthesize and accumulate phenylpropenes, possess an enzyme that can use coniferyl acetate and NADPH ..
  40. Rapid classification of basil chemotypes by various vibrational spectroscopy methods
    H Schulz
    Federal Center for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants, Institute for Plant Analysis, Neuer Weg 22 23, D 06484 Quedlinburg, Germany
    J Agric Food Chem 51:2475-81
    ..Furthermore, they can be applied in industry to very easily control the purifying, blending, and redistilling processes of basil oil...
  41. Insecticidal activity of certain medicinal plants
    Roman Pavela
    Research Institute of Crop Production, Drnovska 507, 161 06 Praha 6, Ruzyne, Czech Republic
    Fitoterapia 75:745-9
    ..All extracts showed a certain degree of larval toxicity. The extracts of Ocimum basilicum, Origanum majorana and Salvia officinalis appeared to be highly toxic...
  42. Effects of gamma-irradiation on the free radical and antioxidant contents in nine aromatic herbs and spices
    Lucia Calucci
    Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici del CNR, Area della Ricerca, Via G. Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
    J Agric Food Chem 51:927-34
    ..Significant losses of total ascorbate were found for black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, oregano, and sage, whereas a significant decrease of carotenoids content was observed for cinnamon, oregano, parsley, rosemary, bird pepper, and sage...
  43. Fates of seeded Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella on selected fresh culinary herbs during refrigerated storage
    Wei Yea Hsu
    Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, 3028 McCarty Hall, P O Box 110310, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 0310, USA
    J Food Prot 69:1997-2001
    ..The results also reinforce the concept that, once contaminated, bacterial pathogens can persist on fresh herbs throughout a normal distribution time...
  44. Isolation of additional bacteriophages with genomes of segmented double-stranded RNA
    L Mindich
    Department of Microbiology, Public Health Research Institute, New York, New York 10016, USA
    J Bacteriol 181:4505-8
    ..of Pisum sativum, Phaseolus vulgaris, Lycopersicon esculentum, Daucus carota sativum, Raphanus sativum, and Ocimum basilicum. All contain three segments of double-stranded RNA and have genomic-segment sizes that are similar but not ..
  45. Changes in the chemical composition of basil caused by different drying procedures
    Luigi Francesco Di Cesare
    IVTPA, via G Venezian 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
    J Agric Food Chem 51:3575-81
    Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves were dried using a microwave oven at atmospheric pressure or two traditional methods: air-drying at 50 degrees C and freeze-drying...
  46. Evolution of Cinnamate/p-coumarate carboxyl methyltransferases and their role in the biosynthesis of methylcinnamate
    Jeremy Kapteyn
    Department of Plant Sciences and BIO5 Institute for Collaborative Bioresearch, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
    Plant Cell 19:3212-29
    ..Comparison of an EST database obtained from the glandular trichomes of a basil (Ocimum basilicum) variety that produces high levels of methylcinnamate (line MC) with other varieties producing little or no ..
  47. Guard cell apoplastic photosynthate accumulation corresponds to a phloem-loading mechanism
    Yun Kang
    Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306 4370, USA
    J Exp Bot 58:4061-70
    ..As a first step, carbohydrate analyses of phloem exudates confirmed basil (Ocimum basilicum L. cv. Minimum) as a symplastic phloem-loading species...
  48. Detection of arsenic in water, herbal and soil samples by neutron activation analysis technique
    M T Islam
    School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, 3010, Australia
    Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 79:327-30
    ..Moreover, a considerably harmful level of Arsenic was detected in herbal samples collected from the same origin. As a result, AHMPs manufactured in Asia might be contaminated by arsenic through arsenic contaminated herb plants...
  49. Light reflected from colored mulches affects aroma and phenol content of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves
    J H Loughrin
    Coastal Plains Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2611 West Lucas Street, Florence, SC 29501-1242, USA
    J Agric Food Chem 49:1331-5
    Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is an herb the leaves of which are used to add a distinct aroma and flavor to food...
  50. Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from leaf callus of Ocimum basilicum L
    C Gopi
    Department of Biotechnology, KS Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode 637 209, Namakkal District, Tamilnadu, India
    J Biotechnol 126:260-4
    A effective protocol for complete plant regeneration via somatic embryogenesis has been developed for Ocimum basilicum L. Callus was initiated from leaf explant of young plant on supplemented with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) 1...
  51. The effect of 4-nonylphenol on the pigmentation of Ocimum basilicum (Basil)
    Carmen Diana Capota
    Technische Universität Darmstadt, FB Biologie, Schnittspahnstr. 10, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
    Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 11:121-5
    ..interferes with the photosynthetic system of plants, various tests were carried out using the basil plant (Ocimum basilicum)...
  52. Pseudomonas aeruginosa-plant root interactions. Pathogenicity, biofilm formation, and root exudation
    Travis S Walker
    Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
    Plant Physiol 134:320-31
    ..aeruginosa strains PAO1 and PA14 are capable of infecting the roots of Arabidopsis and sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum), in vitro and in the soil, and are capable of causing plant mortality 7 d postinoculation...
  53. Effects of nitrogen fertilization on the phenolic composition and antioxidant properties of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)
    Phuong M Nguyen
    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southwestern University, 1001 East University Avenue, Georgetown, Texas 78626, USA
    J Agric Food Chem 56:8685-91
    ..polyphenolic compounds in three cultivars (Dark Opal, Genovese, and Sweet Thai) of the culinary herb, basil ( Ocimum basilicum L.)...
  54. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can induce the production of phytochemicals in sweet basil irrespective of phosphorus nutrition
    J P Toussaint
    School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Waite Campus DP 636, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
    Mycorrhiza 17:291-7
    ..the production of antioxidants (rosmarinic and caffeic acids, RA and CA) was investigated in sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum)...
  55. Basil extract inhibits the sulfotransferase mediated formation of DNA adducts of the procarcinogen 1'-hydroxyestragole by rat and human liver S9 homogenates and in HepG2 human hepatoma cells
    Suzanne M F Jeurissen
    Division of Toxicology, Wageningen University, Tuinlaan 5, 6703 HE Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Food Chem Toxicol 46:2296-302
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  56. Traditional use of indigenous mosquito-repellents to protect humans against mosquitoes and other insect bites in a rural community of Cameroon
    N N Ntonifor
    Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon
    East Afr Med J 83:553-8
    ..When the two most frequently used plants, Saccharum officinarium and Ocimum basilicum were evaluated under field conditions, each gave a better protection than the control...
  57. Effects of Ocimum basilicum L. extract on experimental acute inflammation
    Daniela Benedec
    Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, I Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca
    Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi 111:1065-9
    Our study investigated the effects of Ocimum basilicum L. tincture (1:10) in acute inflammation induced with turpentine oil (i.m. 0.6 ml/100 g b.w.) in Wistar male rats...
  58. Development of an on-line high performance liquid chromatography detection system for human cytochrome P450 1A2 inhibitors in extracts of natural products
    Suzanne M F Jeurissen
    Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 8, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands
    J Chromatogr A 1141:81-9
    ..7 to 9.5 ng were obtained. Analysis of a kava kava and a basil extract showed that the on-line system is applicable to complex mixtures, since in both extracts, peaks with P450 1A2 inhibiting activity were observed...
  59. Aqueous extracts of Ocimum basilicum L. (sweet basil) decrease platelet aggregation induced by ADP and thrombin in vitro and rats arterio--venous shunt thrombosis in vivo
    Ibadet Tohti
    Department of Pharmacology, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, PR China
    Thromb Res 118:733-9
    OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of aqueous extract of Ocimum basilicum L (OBL) on platelet aggregation and experimental thrombus...