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Basil — 1,552 papers

Papers mentioning basil or its compounds, drawn from PubMed and peer-reviewed food science journals. Click any title to read the full abstract on the original source.

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Jiangnan University

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Inserm

Harvard University

State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Zhejiang University

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2018 Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology gc ms

Effect of soil application of humic acid on nutrients uptake, essential oil and chemical compositions of garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) under greenhouse conditions.

Humic acid is natural biological organic, which has a high effect on plant growth and quality. However, the mechanisms of the promoting effect of humic acid on the volatile composi... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 29692550 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-018-0510-y Full text on PMC

2026 gc ms

Chamomile oil and apigenin as novel modulators of mexA, mexB, mexR, and oprM efflux pump genes in multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

<h4>Background</h4>Recent studies have shown that antimicrobial resistance has become a great threat. This study focuses on and investigates the effect of some natural compounds on... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 41877278 DOI: 10.1186/s42522-026-00204-9

2025 The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology other

Biosynthesis of elemicin and isoelemicin in Daucus carota leaves.

Volatile phenylpropenes comprise one of the largest groups of plant phenylalanine-derived volatiles that not only possess ecological roles but also exhibit numerous pharmacological... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 39693218 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.17201

2025 Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) other

Comparative Analysis of Estragole, Methyleugenol, Myristicin, and Elemicin Regarding Micronucleus Formation in V79 Cells.

Alkenylbenzenes occur as natural constituents in a variety of edible plants, in particular those herbs and spices used to give a distinctive flavor to a range of food and feed item... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 40005118 DOI: 10.3390/molecules30040806 Full text on PMC

2022 Foods (Basel, Switzerland) other

Myristicin and Elemicin: Potentially Toxic Alkenylbenzenes in Food.

Alkenylbenzenes represent a group of naturally occurring substances that are synthesized as secondary metabolites in various plants, including nutmeg and basil. Many of the alkenyl... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 35804802 DOI: 10.3390/foods11131988 Full text on PMC

2021 Phytochemistry other

Tissue specificity of (E)-β-farnesene and germacrene D accumulation in pyrethrum flowers.

Plant defensive mimicry based on the aphid alarm pheromone (E)-β-farnesene (EβF) was previously shown to operate in Tanacetum cinerariifolium (Asteraceae) flowers. Germacrene D (GD... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 33932787 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112768

2015 Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica other

[Advances in research of volatile oil and its different chemotypes in leaves of Perilla frutescens].

The volatile oil is the main component in the leaves of Perilla frutescens. According to the main types of monoterpenoids or aromatic compounds, it can be divided into different ch... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 26677690

2022 Tree physiology aroma analysis

Effects of elevated ozone and warming on terpenoid emissions and concentrations of Norway spruce depend on needle phenology and age.

Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst) trees are affected by ongoing climate change, including warming and exposure to phytotoxic levels of ozone. Non-volatile terpenoids and volat... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 35183060 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpac019 Full text on PMC

2022 Natural product research gc ms

A new chemotype with high tricyclene content from the essential oil of Salvia aegyptiaca L. growing in Algerian Pre-Sahara.

The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of Salvia aegyptiaca L. (Lamiaceae) growing wild in pre-Saharan region of Algeria, was analysed by GC-MS. Fort... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 34044712 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2021.1929218

2016 Chemosphere other

Large drought-induced variations in oak leaf volatile organic compound emissions during PINOT NOIR 2012.

Leaf-level isoprene and monoterpene emissions were collected and analyzed from five of the most abundant oak (Quercus) species in Central Missouri's Ozarks Region in 2012 during PI... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 26706927 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.11.086

2003 Phytochemistry gc ms

Volatile emissions of eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, and the influence of hemlock woolly adelgid.

The volatile emissions of eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis Carriere, were identified and quantified using standard and chiral gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. All of the... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 12482453 DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9422(02)00518-6

2026 other

Chemical Fingerprint of Floral Nectar in Apple (<i>Malus</i> sp.) Cultivars Grown in Norway.

This study included the nectar of nine standard apple (<i>Malus</i> × <i>domestica</i>) cultivars ('Red Aroma', 'Discovery', 'Summerred', 'Rubinstep', 'Elstar', 'Asfari', 'Eden', '... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 41596161 DOI: 10.3390/antiox15010103 Full text on PMC

2025 Frontiers in immunology pharmacology

Ochratoxin A induces immunotoxicity by targeting Annexin A1 mediated neutrophil apoptosis in zebrafish.

INTRODUCTION: Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a toxic secondary metabolite produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium species, posing a significant threat to global food safety. Previous studie... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 39925799 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1542964 Full text on PMC

2024 Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) gc ms

Exploring the Potential of Essential Oil from Plectranthus amboinicus Leaves against Breast Cancer: In vitro and In silico Analysis.

Plectranthus amboinicus leaves were subjected to hydrodistillation to obtain essential oil (EO). Phytochemical analysis using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry revealed a divers... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 38400892 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-024-02325-5 Full text on PMC

2024 Plants unrelated

Fruit Quality Attributes of Organically Grown Norwegian Apples Are Affected by Cultivar and Location

In this work, 12 apple cultivars grown organically in three regions of Norway (Telemark, Ullensvang, Viken) were analyzed in terms of fruit quality, with the aim of equating differ... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: doi:10.3390/plants13010147 DOI: 10.3390/plants13010147

2022 Biomedical chromatography : BMC aeda

LC-MS/MS for determination of aesculetin in rat plasma and its application to a pharmacokinetic study.

Aesculetin, a coumarin compound present in the sancho tree and chicory, exhibits excellent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in the vascular and immune system. In this s... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 34519055 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.5233

2022 Metabolites other

When Is the Right Moment to Pick Blueberries? Variation in Agronomic and Chemical Properties of Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) Cultivars at Different Harvest Times.

Blueberries, which are recognized by their colored fruits and exquisite flavor and taste, are a great source of bioactive substances with potential functional properties. For the p... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 36144202 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12090798 Full text on PMC

2008 Environmental entomology gc ms

Manuka oil and phoebe oil are attractive baits for Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Scolytinae), the vector of laurel wilt.

Redbay ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff, is a native of Southeast Asia recently established in coastal forests of Georgia, SC and Florida. It vectors a wilt fungus, Ra... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 19161682 DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-37.6.1403

2003 Mutation research other

Potential functional foods in the traditional Maori diet.

The Maori people were early New Zealand settlers of Polynesian descent. The incidence of non-infectious diseases appears to have been low in these people, perhaps in part due to th... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 12628508 DOI: 10.1016/s0027-5107(02)00344-5

Grasas y Aceites aroma analysis

Chemical composition of virgin olive oils from the Chemlali cultivar with regard to the method of the olive tree propagation

grasas y aceites, 63 (3), julio-septiembre, 290-295, 2012, issn: 0017-3495 doi: 10.3989/gya.010712 290 from suckers compared to the olives from cuttings. These results can be use... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: doi:10.3989/gya.010712 DOI: 10.3989/gya.010712

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