Research Article

Phytochemical Constituents and Antioxidant Activity of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) Essential Oil on Ground Beef from Boran and Nguni Cattle

Table 1

Chemical composition of sweet basil leaf essential oil.

NoCompoundsRetention indicesFormulaRetention Time (min)% Peak Area

1alpha.-Pinene9353.9460.13
2beta.-Myrcene9914.2951.11
34-Hexen-1-ol, acetate8574.4280.22
4Eucalyptol10334.7383.51
5cis-Linaloloxide10905.0550.75
61,6-Octadien-3-ol, 3,7-dimethyl10995.26129.49
7Methyl ethyl cyclopentene11135.6320.08
8l-Menthone11285.7570.48
9Levomenthol1172ā€‰5.9081.81
10Estragole12066.06341.40
11N-Cyano-3-methylbut-2-enamine12386.4033.08
12Citral12706.5733.13
13Cyclohexene, 4-methyl-1-(1-methyle thyl)977.56.7390.42
14Phenol, 2,3,5-trimethyl14927.1010.18
15Eugenol13587.1850.40
16Formic acid, cyclohexyl ester13047.3000.40
17Copaene14957.3950.38
18cis-7,10,13,16-Docosatetraenoic acid, methyl ester13937.4680.55
19Neoisolongifolene14117.6350.20
20trans-.alpha.-Bergamotene14337.7335.32
21Alloaromadendrene14527.8520.12
22Humulene14327.9410.59
23beta.-copaene14778.1000.71
24beta.-Bisabolene15098.1720.38
25cis-muurola-3,5-diene15028.3090.18
26cis-.alpha.-Bisabolene15048.3751.92
27Nerolidol15358.4710.08
28trans-4-Methoxycinnamaldehyde1569.88.5740.71
29Benzeneacetic acid,.alpha.-hydrox1517ā€Ž8.7670.06
30Phenylethanolamine12988.7670.09
313-Methyl-2-phenylindole171012.7370.01
32N-Benzyl-N-ethyl-p-isopropylbenzamide197313.5200.38