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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

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Harvard University

State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Zhejiang University

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2020 Journal of ethnopharmacology gc ms

Efficacy-directed discrimination of the essential oils of three Juniperus species based on their in-vitro antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities.

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Juniperus plants are considered important sources of cedar-wood oil which is used widely in folk medicine as antiseptic and in treatment of inflamma... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 32439404 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.112971

2024 Metabolic engineering communications aroma analysis

Bioproduction of methylated phenylpropenes and isoeugenol in Escherichia coli.

Phenylpropenes are a class of natural products that are synthesised by a vast range of plant species and hold considerable promise in the flavour and fragrance industries. Many in... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 38799229 DOI: 10.1016/j.mec.2024.e00237 Full text on PMC

2024 Heliyon other

Health-promoting compounds in Amomum villosum Lour and Amomum tsao-ko: Fruit essential oil exhibiting great potential for human health.

UNLABELLED: The Zingiberaceae family serves as a diverse repository of bioactive phytochemicals, comprising approximately 52 genera and 1300 species of aromatic perennial herbs dis... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 38463888 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27492 Full text on PMC

2003 Journal of ethnopharmacology gc ms

Chemical composition, toxicity and mosquito repellency of Ocimum selloi oil.

Ocimum spp. (Lamiaceae) and their essential oils have been traditionally used to kill or repel insects, and also to flavor foods and oral products, in fragrances, in folk medicine... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 12963152 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-8741(03)00233-2

2026 Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology aroma analysis

The (-)-endo-fenchol synthases from three species of lavender: predicted structural models and multilevel regulation of gene expression.

UNLABELLED: Fenchol, a key aromatic compound in lavender essential oils (EOs), is produced by the enzyme fenchol synthase (FENS). However, the functional mechanism of FENS is not w... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 41675608 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-025-01690-3 Full text on PMC

2018 Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP other

Identification of the maze in the conformational landscape of fenchol.

The rotational spectrum of the bicyclic molecule fenchol (C10H18O, 1,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol) - a biogenic volatile organic compound - was recorded in the gas phase... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 30225485 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp04011g

1997 Natural toxins other

Toxicological evaluation of myristicin.

Myristicin, or methoxysafrole, is the principal aromatic constituent of the volatile oil of nutmeg, the dried ripe seed of Myristica fragrans. Myristicin is also found in several m... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 9496377 DOI: 10.1002/nt.3

1992 Carcinogenesis other

Inhibition of benzo[a]pyrene-induced tumorigenesis by myristicin, a volatile aroma constituent of parsley leaf oil.

Glutathione S-transferase (GST) assay-guided fractionation of parsley leaf oil from the edible plant Petroselinum sativum Hoffm. (Umbelliferae) led to the isolation of myristicin.... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 1423855 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/13.10.1921

2025 Pest management science other

Oviposition-deterrent activity of p-methyl benzaldehyde and 2-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzaldehyde from the extract of Periplocae cortex for the control of Spodoptera frugiperda.

BACKGROUND: The invasion of Spodoptera frugiperda into China has caused serious losses to the food industry and has developed varying degrees of resistance to various chemical pest... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 39810737 DOI: 10.1002/ps.8657

2023 Journal of agricultural and food chemistry sensory panel

Upcycling of Soy Whey with Ischnoderma benzoinum toward Production of Bioflavors and Mycoprotein.

Soy whey is becoming a worldwide issue as a liquid waste stream that is often discarded after tofu, soy protein, and soy-based dairy alternative manufacturing. This study establish... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 37261783 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c01169

2008 Journal of agricultural and food chemistry gc ms

Emission of volatile chemicals from flowering dogwood (cornus Florida L.) flowers.

Reproduction of flowering dogwood trees occurs via obligate out-crossing, and U.S. native bees have been suggested to be primary pollinators of this ecologically and economically i... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 18811168 DOI: 10.1021/jf801651v

2026 pharmacology

Nanocarriers Derived from Annona squamosa Seed Oil Amplify the Anti-inflammatory Effect of Carvacrol in Human Neutrophils.

This research aimed to prepare nanoemulsions based on Annona squamosa seed oil (ASSO) for encapsulation of carvacrol (CARV) and subsequent evaluation of its cytotoxicity and... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 41799091 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c12743 Full text on PMC

2025 sensory panel

Neem Oil (Azadirachta indica L.) Response Surface Methodology (RSM)-Optimized Nanoemulsions for Sensory Quality Preservation of Oreochromis niloticus Fillets.

Neem oil nanoemulsions (NO NEs) have gained attention as natural antibacterial agents due to toxicity concerns surrounding synthetic preservatives. This study aimed to prepare a re... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 40282265 DOI: 10.3390/biology14040400 Full text on PMC

2024 gc ms

Chemically engineered essential oils prepared through thiocyanation under solvent-free conditions: chemical and bioactivity alteration.

The generation of chemically engineered essential oils (CEEOs) prepared from bi-heteroatomic reactions using ammonium thiocyanate as a source of bioactive compounds is described. T... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 38822174 DOI: 10.1007/s13659-024-00456-w Full text on PMC

2023 Toxins other

A Computational Inter-Species Study on Safrole Phase I Metabolism-Dependent Bioactivation: A Mechanistic Insight into the Study of Possible Differences among Species.

Safrole, a 162.2 Da natural compound belonging to the alkenylbenzenes class, is classified as a possible carcinogen to humans by IARC (group IIB) and has proven to be genotoxic and... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 36828409 DOI: 10.3390/toxins15020094 Full text on PMC

2022 gc ms

A Correlation Between Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Volatile Components and the Change of the Coexisting Microbial Population Structure Caused by Environmental Factors During Aging.

Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (PCR) is a natural citrus by-product with beneficial health and nutritive properties that is used widely in food and is an ingredient in tradit... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 35942317 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.930845 Full text on PMC

2020 Nutrients other

The Impact of Dietary Supplementation of Whole Foods and Polyphenols on Atherosclerosis.

The purpose of this review is to highlight current research on the benefits of supplementation with foods with a diverse polyphenol composition, including fruits, vegetables, nuts,... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 32664664 DOI: 10.3390/nu12072069 Full text on PMC

2018 Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) gc ms

Toxic and Repellent Effects of Volatile Phenylpropenes from Asarum heterotropoides on Lasioderma serricorne and Liposcelis bostrychophila.

Toxic and repellent effects of the essential oil from Asarum heterotropoides Fr. Schmidt var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) Kitag. were evaluated against Lasioderma serricorne and Liposcel... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 30149520 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23092131 Full text on PMC

2017 Food chemistry other

Impact of blanching, sweating and drying operations on pungency, aroma and color of Piper borbonense.

Low pungency, high aromatic potential and red color, give to Piper borbonense its originality when compared to Piper nigrum. Effects of blanching, sweating and drying on these char... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: 27765227 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.09.144

2017 other

Using Apple (Malus domestica), Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) and Cinnamon (Cinnamom vertum) to Obtain an Innovative Jam-Like Food Product

The apple, the pumpkin and the cinnamon are raw materials that could be innovatively combined to produce a new sugar-preserved product following an original recipe. It can be consi... Read full abstract on PubMed →

PMID: doi:10.15835/buasvmcn-agr:0019 DOI: 10.15835/buasvmcn-agr:0019

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