Compositions of the essential oils from two types of ocimum basilicum introduced in Bangladesh

Authors

  • JU Chowdhury BCSIR Laboratories, Dr. Qudrat-I-Khuda Road, Dhaka-1205
  • MNH Bhuiyan IFST, BCSIR, Dr. Qudrat-I-Khuda Road, Dhaka-1205
  • GC Saha BCSIR Laboratories, Dr. Qudrat-I-Khuda Road, Dhaka-1205
  • K Nada BCSIR Laboratories, Dr. Qudrat-I-Khuda Road, Dhaka-1205
  • M Rahim IFST, BCSIR, Dr. Qudrat-I-Khuda Road, Dhaka-1205

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v48i3.17335

Keywords:

Sweet basil, Introduced, Essential oil, GC-MS, Methyl chavicol, Anisole

Abstract

Essential oils from two types of Ocimum basilicum introduced in Bangladesh were analyzed by GC-MS. The major constituents found in the oil collected from Indian variety were methyl chavicol (78.2), citral (3.7%) and tau-cadinol (2.49%). Introduced variety from Thailand contains anisole, p-propenyl (93.99%) as major compound.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v48i3.17335

Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 48(3), 217-220, 2013

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Published

2013-12-15

How to Cite

Chowdhury, J., Bhuiyan, M., Saha, G., Nada, K., & Rahim, M. (2013). Compositions of the essential oils from two types of ocimum basilicum introduced in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 48(3), 217–220. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v48i3.17335

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Short Communications

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