Chemical Diversity in Basil (Ocimum sp.) Germplasm

Andréa Santos da Costa; Maria de Fátima Arrigoni-Blank; José Luiz Sandes de Carvalho Filho; Aléa Dayane Dantas de Santana; Darlisson de Alexandria Santos; Péricles Barreto Alves; Arie Fitzgerald Blank

doi:10.1155/2015/352638

The Scientific World Journal (Jan 2015)

Chemical Diversity in Basil (Ocimum sp.) Germplasm

Andréa Santos da Costa,
Maria de Fátima Arrigoni-Blank,
José Luiz Sandes de Carvalho Filho,
Aléa Dayane Dantas de Santana,
Darlisson de Alexandria Santos,
Péricles Barreto Alves,
Arie Fitzgerald Blank

Affiliations

Andréa Santos da Costa: Department of Agronomic Engineering, Federal University of Sergipe, Avenida Marechal Rondon s/n, 49100-000 São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil
Maria de Fátima Arrigoni-Blank: Department of Agronomic Engineering, Federal University of Sergipe, Avenida Marechal Rondon s/n, 49100-000 São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil
José Luiz Sandes de Carvalho Filho: Department of Agronomy, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Campus Universitário, 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil
Aléa Dayane Dantas de Santana: Department of Agronomic Engineering, Federal University of Sergipe, Avenida Marechal Rondon s/n, 49100-000 São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil
Darlisson de Alexandria Santos: Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Sergipe, Avenida Marechal Rondon s/n, 49100-000 São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil
Péricles Barreto Alves: Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Sergipe, Avenida Marechal Rondon s/n, 49100-000 São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil
Arie Fitzgerald Blank: Department of Agronomic Engineering, Federal University of Sergipe, Avenida Marechal Rondon s/n, 49100-000 São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/352638
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2015

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The present study aimed to chemically characterize 31 accessions and seven cultivars of basil. The percentage composition of the essential oils of the accessions and cultivars was based on the 14 most abundant constituents: 1,8-cineole, linalool, methyl chavicol, neral, nerol, geraniol, geranial, methyl cinnamate, β-bourbonene, methyl eugenol, α-trans-bergamotene, germacrene-D, epi-α-cadinol, and δ-cadinene. The genetic materials were classified into eight clusters according to the chemical composition of the essential oils: Cluster 1—mostly linalool and 1,8-cineole; Cluster 2—mostly linalool, geraniol, and α-trans-bergamotene; Cluster 3—mostly linalool, methyl chavicol, methyl cinnamate, and β-bourbonene; Cluster 4—mostly linalool, methyl chavicol, epi-α-cadinol, and α-trans-bergamotene; Cluster 5—mainly linalool, methyl eugenol, α-trans-bergamotene, and epi-α-cadinol; Cluster 6—mainly linalool, geraniol, and epi-α-cadinol; Cluster 7—mostly linalool and methyl chavicol; Cluster 8—mainly geranial and neral.

Published in The Scientific World Journal

ISSN: 2356-6140 (Print); 1537-744X (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology; Medicine; Science
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/8086

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