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. 2016 Jan 19;21(1):113. doi: 10.3390/molecules21010113

Table 3.

Composition of the main compounds of O. basilicum L. essential oil from different countries.

Country Part Used Major Constituents (%) Reference
Oman Plants Linalool (69.9), geraniol (10.9), 1,8-cineole (6.4), α-bergamotene (1.6), geranyl acetate (1.4) [5]
Italy Fresh aerial parts Linalool (41.17–76.20), methyl chavicol (18.01–41.40), eugenol (1.16–3.89), 1,8-cineole (0.94–12.91) [10]
Reunion Fresh plants Linalool (25.3–39.1), eugenol (11.0–43.2), trans-α-bergamotene (6.0–7.6) [18]
Brazil Dried leaves Linalool (72.14), geraniol (12,95), 1,8-cineole (7.90) [23]
Poland Dried plants Linalool (64.7), geraniol (12.6), 1,8-cineole (4.1), epi-α-cadinol (3.8) [24]
Czech Republic Fresh leaves Linalool (15.6–32.2), eugenol (9.1–22.2), 1,8-cineole (3.1–20.2), bergamotene (1–20.2) [25]
Guinea Plants Linalool (69.0), eugenol (10.0), (E)-α-bergamotene (3.0), thymol (2.0) [26]
Austria Dried leaves Linalool (28.6), methyl chavicol (21.7), (E)-methyl cinnamate (14.3), α-cadinol (7.1), eugenol (5.9), 1,8-cineole (4.0) [27]
Bulgaria Dried leaves Linalool (54.95), methyl chavicol (11.98), methyl cinnamate (7.24) [28]
USA Dried leaves Linalool (3.94), methyl chavicol (2.03), methyl cinnamate (1.28) [29]
Romania Dried plants Linalool (46.95), β-elemene (7.84), farnesene (6.86), epi-bicyclosesquiphellandrene (5.92), α-guaiene (5.26) [30]
Algeria Dried leaves Linalool (32.83), linalyl acetate (16), elemol (7.44), geranyl acetate (6.18), myrcene (6.12), allo-ocimene (5.02), α-terpineol (4.9), (E)-β-ocimene (3.68), neryl acetate (3.45) [31]
French Polynesia Fresh leaves (E)-methyl cinnamate (43.4–62.3), (Z)-methyl cinnamate (8.1–8.6), linalool (4.6–21.9) [32]
Pakistan Dried aerial parts Linalool (56.7–60.6), epi-α-cadinol (8.6–11.4), α-bergamotene (7.4–9.2),γ-cadinene (3.2–5.4) [33]
Egypt Aerial parts Linalool (44.18), 1,8-cineole (13.65), eugenol (8.59), methyl cinnamate (4.26), iso-caryophyllene (3.10), α-cubebene (4.97) [34]
Turkey Flower, leaves, stem Methyl chavicol (58.26, 52.60, 15.91), limonene (19.41, 13.64, 2.40), p-cymene (0.38, 2.32, 2.40) [35]
Madagascar Plants Methyl chavicol (74–87), 1,8-cineole (2.55–4.43), linalool (0.97–2.72), methyl eugenol (0.87–4.16) [36]
Iran Dried leaves Methyl chavicol (46.9), geranial (19.1), neral (15.15), geraniol (3.0), nerol (3.0), caryophyllene (2.4) [37]
Thailand Aerial parts Methyl chavicol (92.48), β-ocimene (2.27), trans-α-bergamotene (2.14) [38]
India Aerial parts Camphor (42.1), limonene (7.6), β-selinene (5.6) [39]