ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of leaf drying and oil storage on the content and chemical composition of the essential oil of linalool type basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) cultivar Maria Bonita. In the first trial, the effect of the drying time of leaves a temperature of 40°C. In the second trial, the effect of storage time evaluated (0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 210, 240 and 270 days) at two temperatures [room (±27°C) and freezer (-20°C ± 2°C) temperature]. The essential oil was extracted by hydrodistillation of leaves and analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The drying process was efficient, reducing the moisture content 84.5% to 1.3% over a period of eight days. There was a linear reduction in the essential oil (6.0% to 3.9%), of linalool (6.38% to 74.09%), increase of the content of transbergamotene (1.1% to 1.8%) and epi--cadinol (1.57% to 1.77%). In the second trial, we noted increase of the linalool content from 76.99% to 79.40% after 210 days of storage at room temperature and to 79.82% after 240 days of storage in freezer. We can conclude that basil essential oil can be stored for up to seven months at room temperature and eight months in freezer.
O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a influência da secagem de folhas e de armazenamento de óleo na composição de conteúdo e química do óleo essencial de manjericão (Ocimum basilicum L.) cultivar Maria Bonita. No primeiro ensaio, o efeito do tempo de secagem de folhas a uma temperatura de 40 °C. No segundo ensaio, o efeito do tempo de armazenamento avaliado (0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 210, 240 e 270 dias) em duas temperaturas [ambiente (± 27 °C) e freezer (-20 °C)] a temperatura. O óleo essencial foi extraído por hidrodestilação de folhas e analisados por GC e GC/MS. O processo de secagem foi eficiente, reduzindo o teor de humidade de 84,5% para 1,3% ao longo de um período de oito dias. Houve uma redução linear no óleo essencial (6,0% a 3,9%), de linalol (76,36% para 74,09%), o aumento do teor de -trans-bergamoteno (1,1% a 1,8%) e epi--cadinol (1,57% a 1,77%). No segundo ensaio, observou-se aumento do teor de linalol do 76,99% para 79,40%, após 210 dias de armazenamento em temperatura ambiente e para 79,82% após 240 dias de armazenamento em freezer. Pode-se concluir que o óleo de manjericão essencial pode ser armazenado durante até sete meses à temperatura ambiente e oito meses em freezer.
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Oils, Volatile , Crops, Agricultural , Ocimum basilicumABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to analyze the chemical composition of the essential oil from leaves of Lippia gracilis genotypes, in the dry and rainy seasons, and with and without irrigation. The extraction of essential oil was realized by hydrodistillation in a Clevenger apparatus. The chemical composition analysis was performed using a GC-MS/FID. The leaves of the L. gracilis genotypes provide essential oil with content between 1.25% and 1.92% in the rainy season and 1.42% and 2.70% in the dry season; when irrigation was used the content was between 1.42% and 2.87%, without irrigation contents were between 1.60% and 3.00%. The chemical composition of L. gracilis showed high levels of terpenes. The major constituent of genotypes LGRA-106 was thymol and carvacrol was the major constituent for the other genotypes. Concentrations showed little variation between seasons, demonstrating the stability of the chemical composition of L. gracilis even with different climatic conditions.
