Chemical characterization of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) found in local accessions and used in traditional medicines in Iran

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 5878-5883

  Javanmardi, Jamal ^a,b   Khalighi, A ^a   Kashi, A ^a   Bais, H P ^b   Vivanco, Jorge M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Basil; Lamiaceae; Ocimum basilicum; Phenolic acids

Indexed keywords

OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; ROSMARINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CROP IMPROVEMENT; FLOWER; HERB; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IRAN; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AGRICULTURE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CINNAMATES; DEPSIDES; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; IRAN; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; OCIMUM BASILICUM; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT LEAVES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BASILICUM; IRANIA; LAMIACEAE; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM;

EID: 0037048774     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf020487q     Document Type: Article

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