CHEMICAL VARIATION OF ESSENTIAL OILCONSTITUENTS OF OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM LINN FROM BENIN AND INFLUENCE ON ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTIPARASITIC PROPERTIES

摘要

<正>Previous work has shown great variations in the chemical composition of Ocimum gratissimum Linn essential oils(EOs).Our aim was to study the influence of this variation on their antimicrobial,anti-parasitic effects and toxicity.Methods:EOs from aerial part collected in two vegetative stages and three moments of harvest were isolated by hydrodistillation and analysed by GC/MS and GC/FID.