Aromatic plants of tropical central africa. part xlvii. Chemical and biological investigation of essential oils of ocimum species from gabon

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 466-470

  Agnaniet, Huguette ^a   Anguillet, Jean Jacques ^a   Bessière, Jean Marie ^b   Menut, Chantal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES DE MASUKU   (Gabon)

^b INSTITUT CHARLES GERHARDT   (France)

Author keywords

Essential oil composition; Eugenol; Labiatae; Linalool; Methyl chavicol; Ocimum gratissimum; Ocimum minimum; P cymene; Radical scavenging activity; Thymol

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; EUGENOL; LABIATAE; LINALOOL; METHYL CHAVICOL; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; OCIMUM MINIMUM; P-CYMENE; RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY; THYMOL;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

LAMIACEAE; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; OCIMUM MINIMUM;

EID: 27744555713     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2005.9698966     Document Type: Article

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