Table 4.

Chemical composition of Ocimum gratissimum L. leaf oil

Compound	KI	% Concentration		Method of identification
Monoterpenes		MERU	MOMBASA
β- Pinene	978	1.10	1.27	RI, GC-MS
cis-Ocimene	1037	7.47	6.00	RI, GC-MS
trans- Ocimene	1050	0.94	0.00	RI, GC-MS
Camphor	1143	0.95	0.00	RI, GC-MS
Eugenol	1356	68.81	74.10	RI, GC-MS
Methyl eugenol	1401	13.21	0.00	RI, GC-MS
	Total	92.48	81.37
Sesquiterpenes
trans-Caryophyllene	1430	1.69	3.70	RI, GC-MS
Germacrene-D	1487	4.25	8.74	RI, GC-MS
α- Farnese	1504	0.85	0.00	RI, GC-MS
β- Bisabolene	1508	0.73	0.00	RI, GC-MS
	Total	100.00	93.81

KI - Kovat index