| overexpression of the lemon basil alpha-zingiberene synthase gene increases both mono- and sesquiterpene contents in tomato fruit. | alpha-zingiberene synthase (zis), a sesquiterpene synthase gene that was isolated from lemon basil (ocimum basilicum l.), encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of alpha-zingiberene, and other sesquiterpenes, from farnesyl diphosphate. transgenic tomato fruits overexpressing zis under the control of the fruit ripening-specific tomato polygalacturonase promoter (pg) accumulated high levels of alpha-zingiberene (224-1000 ng g(-1) fresh weight) and other sesquiterpenes, such as alpha-bergam ... | 2008 | 18643974 |
| physicochemical properties and biological activities of thai plant mucilages for artificial saliva preparation. | plant mucilages can be found in various parts of several thai plants, which can be used as thickening, moisturizing, and lubricating agents in artificial saliva formulations. | 2015 | 25853963 |
| antifungal properties of essential oils for improvement of indoor air quality: a review. | concerns regarding indoor air quality, particularly the presence of fungi and moulds, are increasing. the potential for essential oils to reduce, control or remove fungi, is gaining interest as they are seen as a "natural" alternative to synthetic chemical fungicides. this review examines published research on essential oils as a method of fungal control in indoor environments. it was difficult to compare the relative performances of essential oils due to differences in research methods and repo ... | 2017 | 29077554 |
| traditional galactagogue foods and their connection to human milk volume in thai breastfeeding mothers. | thai traditional galactagogue consumption is still observed today. however, there are few scientific studies that describe this practice. research aim: the aim of this study was to describe the connection between traditional galactagogue consumption and human milk volume. | 2017 | 28609178 |
| [comparison of chemical components of essential oil from ocimum basilicum var. pilosum extracted by supercritical co2 fluid and steam distillation]. | to compare the chemical components of essential oil prepared by steam distillation extraction (sd) and supercritical co2 fluid extraction (sfe-co2) from ocimum basilicum var. pilosum whole plant. | 2015 | 27356386 |
| anti-acetylcholinesterase potential and metabolome classification of 4 ocimum species as determined via uplc/qtof/ms and chemometric tools. | ocimum (sweet basil) is a plant of considerable commercial importance in traditional medicine worldwide as well as for the flavor and food industry. the goal of this study was to examine ocimum extracts anti-acetylcholinesterase activity and to correlate the activity with their secondary metabolites profiles via a metabolome based ultraperformance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (uplc-ms) approach coupled to chemometrics. the metabolomic differences in phenolics from leaves derived from ... | 2016 | 27061877 |
| de novo assembly and analysis of the transcriptome of ocimum americanum var. pilosum under cold stress. | ocimum americanum var. pilosum is a chilling-sensitive, widely distributed plant that is consumed as a vegetable in central and southern china. to increase our understanding of cold stress responses in this species, we performed de novo transcriptome assembly for o. americanum var. pilosum and compared the transcriptomes of plants grown under normal and low temperatures. | 2016 | 26955811 |
| the relationship between growth stages and aroma composition of lemon basil ocimum citriodorum vis. | volatiles from infusions of lemon basil ocimum citriodorum vis were evaluated by spme-gc/ms. citral, linalool and estragole were the major constituents. citral, the major contributor to the lemony flavour, was significantly higher in post-flowering (79%) and full-flowering (65%), it was reduced to 42% at pre-flowering. linalool was consistent throughout the growth cycle (2-3%). estragole was higher in pre-flowering representing 15% of the total volatiles present. linalool levels dropped sharply ... | 2014 | 24444959 |