%0 Journal Article
%T Chemical composition and antimicrobial properties of different basil essential oils chemotypes from Togo
%A Koffi Koba
%A P.W. Poutouli
%A Christine Raynaud
%A Jean-Pierre Chaumont
%J Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology
%D 2009
%I Bangladesh Pharmacological Society
%X The aerial parts essential oils of Ocimum basilicum (Lamiaceae) from Togo were steam-distilled and investigated for their percentage composition (GC and GC/MS) and in vitro antimicrobial activities. Five oil chemotypes were identified and classified as follows in line with their principal components: estragole type; linalool/estragole type; methyleugenol type; methyleugenol/t-anethole type; t-anethole type. The in vitro microbiological experiments revealed that only the methyleugenol and methyleugenol/t-anethole chemotypes were active against tested fungi and bacteria. Their minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) ranged from 80 to 150 ¦Ěl.l-1 and from 200 to 500 ¦Ěl.l-1 respectively. Likewise, on tested bacteria the MIC varied from 200 ¦Ěl.l-1 to 400 ¦Ěl.l-1 and from 250 to 500 ¦Ěl.l-1 respectively. These findings are supportive of the potential of both basil oil chemotypes for use as active ingredients in natural antibiotic drugs.
%K Antimicrobial
%K Essential oil
%K Estragole
%K Linalool
%K Ocimum basilicum
%U http://www.bdjpharmacol.com/0401/1.pdf