Co-Authors:
Ravid, U., Institute of Field Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, PO Box 90000, Haifa 31900, Israel
Putievsky, E., Institute of Field Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, PO Box 90000, Haifa 31900, Israel
Katzir, I., Institute of Field Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, PO Box 90000, Haifa 31900, Israel
Lewinsohn, E., Institute of Field Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, PO Box 90000, Haifa 31900, Israel
Abstract:
The amount and the enantiomeric composition of linalol were determined in the essential oils of seven chemotypes of Ocimum basilicum L., in the oils of O. sanctum L., O. gratissimum L. and O. canum Sims. of Thai origin, and in commercial basil oils. The linalol isolated from cultivars of O. basilicum L., of various origins, and from commercial basil oils consisted of (R)(-)-linalol and was proved to be optically pure in most cases. In essential oils of O. sanctum L. and O. canum Sims., (S)(+)-linalol was the main enantiomer. Thus, the enantiomeric differentiation of linalol may be helpful in interspecific taxonomy in the genus Ocimum.