Table 1.
Some examples of chemical composition of Ocimum basilicum essential oil in various parts of plant
| Part of plant | Major constituent | % | Main effect | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Linalool | 31.6% | Antioxidant and antimicrobial | |
| Chavicol | 23.8 % | |||
| Leave | Linalool | 52.1% | Antioxidant and antimicrobial | (91) |
| Linalyl acetate | 19.1% | |||
| Leave | Methylchavico | 47% | Anti-oxidant | (92) |
| Geranial | 19% | |||
| Neral | 15% | |||
| Leave | Methyl eugenol | 42.18% | Antifungal and antiaflatoxin of plant | (93) |
| Eugenol | 4.89% | |||
| 1,8-cineole | 4.88% | |||
| B-caryophyllene | 4.37% | |||
| Leave | Estragole | 87.869% | Antibiotics | (94) |
| Cadinol | 2.922% | |||
| α-Bergamotene | 2.770% | |||
| τ-Linalool | 1.347% | |||
| Seed | Linalool | 35.99% | Antibacterial | (95) |
| 1,8-cineole | 22.91% | |||
| p-Cymene | 35.5% | |||
| Leaves | Linalool | 29.23% | Insecticidal activity | (96) |
| Methyl cinnamate | 18.97% | |||
| Eugenol | 5.84% | |||
| Flowers | Linalool | 72.3% | Sweet-spicy odor | (97) |
| Methyl chavicol | 19.5% | |||
| Leaves and stems | Eugenol | 42.74% | Biological activities | (98) |
| Linalool | 20.54% | |||
| Eucalyptol | 15.27% | |||
| Leaves | Estragole | 55.95% | Antifungal | (99) |
| 1,8-Cineole | 10.56% | |||
| Methyl eugenol | 10.09% | |||
| Linalool | 5.57% | |||
| Overground part | Methyl eugenol | 78.02% | Anti-oxidant | (100) |
| α-cubebene | 6.17% | |||
| Nerol | 0.83% | |||
| ε-muurolene | 0.74% | |||
| Leaves | β-Guaiene | 16.89% | Antibacterial, antioxidant and larvicidal activities | (101) |
| Cadinol | 15.66% | |||
| Nona-2, 4, 6-triene | 11.36% | |||
| Phytol | 11.68% | |||
| Seeds | Eugenol | 50.8% | Promote metabolite production and stress resistance | (102) |
| Linalool | 54.7% | |||
| Leaves, flower, stems | 4,7 Dimethoxy-1-indanone | 21.73% | Anti-diabetic activity | (103) |
| Palmitic acid | 7.60% | |||
| Leaves | Methyl-chavicol | 52.4% | antinociceptive effects | (104) |