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Ocimum basilicum

Kim, H.J. et al., Iijima, Y. et al., Kim, H.J. et al., Makino, T. et al., Bailey, B.A. et al., et al.

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The monoterpene fraction of the lemon-scented sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) cv Sweet Dani consists mostly of citral (a mixture of geranial and neral), with lower levels of geraniol and nerol [1].
Two phenolic compounds, rosmarinic acid (RA) and caffeic acid (CA), were identified as strong antioxidant constituents of the sweet basil [2].
Moreover, after the elicitor chitosan treatment, the growth in terms of the weight and height of the sweet basil significantly increased about 17% and 12%, respectively [3].
BACKGROUND: Rosmarinic acid is known to be a natural phenolic compound widely distributed in Labiatae herbs such as rosemary, sweet basil, and perilla [4].
Light reflected from colored mulches affects aroma and phenol content of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves [5].

Associations of Ocimum basilicum with chemical compounds

Due to the accumulation of RA, CA, and eugenol, which possess strong 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH*) free radical scavenging activities, the antioxidant activity of the sweet basil extract was 2.3-fold greater than that of the control after the 0.5 mM MeJA treatment [2].

Gene context of Ocimum basilicum

Biological activity of the F. oxysporum culture filtrates on sweet basil leaves was consistently correlated with the presence of the 24-kDa protein [6].

References

Characterization of geraniol synthase from the peltate glands of sweet basil. Iijima, Y., Gang, D.R., Fridman, E., Lewinsohn, E., Pichersky, E. Plant Physiol. (2004) [Pubmed]
Effect of methyl jasmonate on secondary metabolites of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.). Kim, H.J., Chen, F., Wang, X., Rajapakse, N.C. J. Agric. Food Chem. (2006) [Pubmed]
Effect of chitosan on the biological properties of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.). Kim, H.J., Chen, F., Wang, X., Rajapakse, N.C. J. Agric. Food Chem. (2005) [Pubmed]
Suppressive effects of rosmarinic acid on mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis in rats. Makino, T., Ono, T., Liu, N., Nakamura, T., Muso, E., Honda, G. Nephron (2002) [Pubmed]
Light reflected from colored mulches affects aroma and phenol content of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves. Loughrin, J.H., Kasperbauer, M.J. J. Agric. Food Chem. (2001) [Pubmed]
The 24-kDa protein from Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. erythroxyli: occurrence in related fungi and the effect of growth medium on its production. Bailey, B.A., Jennings, J.C., Anderson, J.D. Can. J. Microbiol. (1997) [Pubmed]

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