Sweet basil essential oil composition: relationship between cultivar, foliar feeding with nitrogen and oil content

Nurzyńska-Wierdak, Renata

doi:10.1080/10412905.2012.676763

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“…However, a linear correlation with the variation of the NS ratios was not present. Nitrogen application contributed to a decrease in the contents of volatiles such as linalool, the major component of the European-basil oil [ 46 ]. On the other hand, it has also been proposed that nitrogen application can increase volatile emission through an expansion of the leaf surface [ 47 ].…”

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Understanding the Morpho-Anatomical, Physiological, and Functional Response of Sweet Basil to Isosmotic Nitrate to Chloride Ratios

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Micco

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Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is a leafy green with a short-production cycle that is emerging as a model species among aromatic plants. Modulating the mineral composition of the nutrient solution has proved to be a valuable tool to uncover the mechanisms and responses that higher plants adopt in relation to the availability of mineral nutrients. The aim of this work was to examine the effects on basil of four isosmotic nutrient solutions with different nitrate to chloride ratios. These two anions share uptake and transport mechanisms in plants and are often considered antagonist. To this goal, we analyzed morpho-anatomical and physiological parameters as well as quality-related traits, such as the antioxidant capacity, the leaf color, the mineral composition, and the aromatic profile in relation to the nutrient ratios. Moreover, using a full factorial design, we analyzed leaves in two consecutive harvests. The data indicated a broad, multifaceted plant response to the different nutritional ratios, with almost all the recorded parameters involved. Overall, the effects on basil can be explained by considering an interdependent combination of the nitrate and chloride roles in plant nutrition and physiology. Our work revealed the extent of the modification that can be achieved in basil through the modification of the nutrient solution. It also provided indications for more nutrient efficient growing conditions, because a moderate increase in chloride limits the expected negative impact of a sub-optimal nitrate fertilization.

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Understanding the Morpho-Anatomical, Physiological, and Functional Response of Sweet Basil to Isosmotic Nitrate to Chloride Ratios

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“…Despite the increasing number of experiments on the introduction of chamisso arnica to cultivation in Europe conducted in the last years, the effect of the soil type on successful cultivation has not been tested so far [12,29,63]. The available literature reports diverse responses of medicinal and aromatic plants to N application: (i) a positive impact of N fertilization on the raw material yield and the chemical composition of EO but a negative impact on the EO concentration [4,10,19]; (ii) a positive impact on the chemical composition of EO, raw material yield, and essential oil yield but no influence on the EO concentration [25]; and (iii) a positive influence on the raw material yield, EO content, and essential oil yield [5,15,23,35], which was also confirmed in the present study of A. chamissonis. The various factors used in experiments often affected the EO yield but did not affect the EO concentration and chemical composition [69][70][71][72][73][74].…”

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“…They have been used for centuries not only in different fields/branches of industry but also in ethnobotanical medicine [1]. The quantitative and qualitative composition of these compounds is determined by different factors, e.g., plant origin and habitat [2,3], cultivar [4,5], plant development phase [4,6,7], seasonal variations [8,9], weather and Studies have indicated that the dominant EO components in the flower heads of A. chamissonis are similar to those found in A. montana [6,17,39], including molecules with significance emphasized and confirmed in the literature. The main EO component of A. chamissonis is alpha-pinene exhibiting antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antiparasitic bioactivity [17,[40][41][42][43] as well as a significant effect on the inhibition of tumor invasion [44].…”

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Chemical Composition of Essential Oil from Flower Heads of Arnica Chamissonis Less. under a Nitrogen Impact

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Chamisso arnica (Arnica chamissonis Less.) is a valuable plant species used in the pharmaceutical industry due to the content of many pharmacologically active substances and the similarity of its chemical composition to that of Arnica montana—a medicinal plant commonly used in pharmacy and cosmetics. The similarity of the two plant species implies that chamisso arnica can be a pharmaceutical substitute for the mountain arnica, i.e., an endangered and endemic plant species in Europe. Chamisso arnica extracts exhibit anti-inflammatory and antiradical activity and possesses high antioxidant properties that might be helpful in preventing or delaying the progress of free radical dependent diseases. The attributes of A. chamissonis are mainly related to the content and chemical composition of essential oil. Therefore, the objective of this study was to characterize the chemical composition of essential oil derived from A. chamissonis flower heads under a nitrogen impact. The experiment was performed on experimental fields in mid-eastern Poland on two soil types (sandy and loamy soils). The nitrogen fertilizer was applied as ammonium sulfate (control, 30, 60, 90, and 120 kg N ha−1). Collection of flower heads was carried out in the full flowering phase, which was characterized by the highest content of essential oil. The chemical composition of essential oil was examined using GC-MS. Among the 75 ingredients of the volatile oil of chamisso arnica flower heads, alpha-pinene, cumene, p-cymene, germacrene D, spathulenol, decanal, caryophyllene oxide, beta-pinene, and benzene acetaldehyde were present at relatively high levels. Both the nitrogen application and the soil type had an effect on the oil concentration and the yield of the main constituents (alpha-pinene and germacrene D) with pharmacological value. Different levels of nitrogen application could be considered as a relevant way to modify the chemical composition and to increase the essential oil production.

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“…For BEO, the yield was 0.33% ± 0.02% (w/v), which is higher than that obtained from Neapolitan Basil (0.11%-HD) [35]. Nevertheless, higher BEO yields were reported by Nurzyńska-Wierdak [36] (0.5%-1.5%-WSD), Beatović et al [37] (0.65%-1.90%-HD) and Cheliku et al [35] (0.47%-3.4%-HD).…”

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Microbiological and Physicochemical Properties of Meat Coated with Microencapsulated Mexican Oregano (Lippia graveolens Kunth) and Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) Essential Oils Mixture

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Microencapsulated essential oils (EOs) are increasingly used to protect the safety of foods due to their natural origin. The aim of this work was to determine the chemical composition of Mexican oregano (Lippia graveolens Kunth) (MOEO) and basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) (BEO) EOs, their combined effect against E. coli O157:H7, Lactobacillus plantarum, Brochothrix thermosphacta and Pseudomonas fragi, and their effect on microbiological and physicochemical properties of coated pork meat. EOs chemical composition was determined by GC/MS, their microencapsulated mixture (4 mg MOEO/mL/11 mg BEO/mL) was added to a filmogenic dispersion. Fluorescent probes were used to study the antimicrobial filmogenic active dispersion (FD) effect. Pork meat pieces were coated without microencapsulated EOs (CC), using FD (AC), or uncoated (C), vacuum packed and stored 28 days at 4 °C. Thymol (28.9%) and linalool (23.7%) were the major components of MOEO and BEO, respectively. The cell membrane of all bacteria was damaged by contact with FD. FD-coated samples (AC) exhibited the lowest concentration of 2-thiobarbituric acid reacting substances (TBARS) (0.027 ± 0.001 mg malonaldehyde/kg meat) and natural microbiota growth, while odor and color were the most accepted by untrained judges (range > 6). Coatings added with microencapsulated EOs mixture are a natural food preservation alternative to increase the shelf life of refrigerated meat products.

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Sweet basil essential oil composition: relationship between cultivar, foliar feeding with nitrogen and oil content

Cited by 25 publications

References 30 publications

Understanding the Morpho-Anatomical, Physiological, and Functional Response of Sweet Basil to Isosmotic Nitrate to Chloride Ratios

Understanding the Morpho-Anatomical, Physiological, and Functional Response of Sweet Basil to Isosmotic Nitrate to Chloride Ratios

Chemical Composition of Essential Oil from Flower Heads of Arnica Chamissonis Less. under a Nitrogen Impact

Microbiological and Physicochemical Properties of Meat Coated with Microencapsulated Mexican Oregano (Lippia graveolens Kunth) and Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) Essential Oils Mixture

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