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Chemical Composition of Essential Oils ofOcimum canumSims from Côte d’Ivoire

Zanahi Félix Tonzibo, Jean Claude Chalchat, Yao N’Guessan

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Ocimum canum Sims. were collected from different localities from Côte d’Ivoire. The oils obtained by hydrodistillation of fresh leaves were analysed by CG and CG-MS. Three new chemotypes were found. The oils from Bouaké (center) were rich in 1,8-cineole (28.7–34 %) and camphor (15.7–18 %). 1,8-cineole (13.1 %), bornyl acetate (10.2 %), (E)-β-farnesene (9.5 %) and (Z,E)-α-farnesene (15.1 %) were major components of essential oil from Dabou (south). The predominent components of essential oil from Man (west) were linalool (38.4 %) and eugenol (13.3 %).

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Key concepts: Chemotype, Essential oil, Camphor, Eugenol, Ocimum, Linalool, Cote d ivoire, Composition (language)