Essential oil composition from twelve varieties of basil (Ocimum spp) grown in Colombia

Essential oil compositions of aerial parts from twelve basil cultivars (Ocimum spp) were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Ten of them were characterized by the presence of a high percentage of methyl cinnamate (35-80%), which defined the chemotype for these varieties. Only o...

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Main Author: Viña,Amparo (author)
Other Authors: Murillo,Elizabeth (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2003
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532003000500008
Country:Brazil
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