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PROFILING VOLATILE OIL COMPOUNDS USING HS-SPME, GC-MS DETECTION, A FAST AND RELIABLE TOOL FOR CLASSIFICATION OF BASIL (OCIMUM BASILICUM L.) ACCESSIONS
Article number
826_41
Pages
297 – 300
Language
English
Abstract
The volatile oil composition of 23 Iranian basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) accessions was studied for chemotaxonomic identification using headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography – mass spectrometry analysis (HS-SPME, GC-MS). Cluster analysis of accessions based on three major aroma components, linalool, methylchavicol and citral, showed two main groups Citral-containing and Non-Citral-containing with five distinctive chemotype subgroups: citral; methylchavicol/citral; methylchavicol/linalool/citral; methylchavicol and methylchavicol/linalool.
Statistical analysis showed a direct correlation between the appearance of linalool, methylchavicol and the purple color in leaf, stem or flower tissues that represents the presence of anthocyanins.
Statistical analysis showed a direct correlation between the appearance of linalool, methylchavicol and the purple color in leaf, stem or flower tissues that represents the presence of anthocyanins.
Authors
J. Javanmardi
Keywords
Ocimum basilicum L., volatile oil, chemotypes, HS SPME, GC-MS
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