Effect of collection time on Chemical composition and Antibacterial activity of Flower Essential oil of Ocimum canum (sims) grown in Nigeria.

Effect of collection time on Chemical composition and Antibacterial activity of Flower Essential oil of Ocimum canum (sims) grown in Nigeria.

Flowers (1000g) of Ocimum canum harvested at different time (7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm and 7pm) in a day were separately hydrodistilled and yielded 0.19 - 0.27% (w/w) of essential oils.  GC, GC-MS analyses revealed that the oils were predominated by oxygenated monoterpenoids (51.2-74.4%). Hydrocarbon mono...

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Main Authors: Lamidi Ajao Usman, Abdulrauf Olaniyi Yussuf, Bola Kudirat Saliu, Bolatito Eunice Olanipekun, Nusirat Elelu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Turkish Chemical Society 2016-11-01
Series:Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society, Section A: Chemistry
Subjects:
Ocimum canum
Chemotype
linalool
terpene synthase
antibacterial.
Online Access:http://dergipark.gov.tr/jotcsa/issue/27291/287322?publisher=turchemsoc

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