Preservation Potentials of Essential Oils of Ocimum basilicum and Ocimum gratissimum from Two Agro-Ecological Zones on Freshwater Smoke-Dried Oreochromis niloticus Fish Sold in Some Local Markets in Cameroon

Dried fish are susceptible to bacteria and fungi attack and are liable to chemical changes which cause losses in quality and reduction of shelf-life. It is important therefore to maintain the quality of fish because continuous consumption of contaminated fish and their products may predispose consumers to health hazards. Maintenance of high quality fish therefore calls for adequate and effective preservation techniques. The study examined the effectiveness of essential oils of Ocimum basilicum and Ocimum gratissimum from two Agro-ecological zones of Cameroon in limiting the microbial proliferation and preserving the quality of smoke-dried Oreochromis niloticus fish stored at 25˚C for two months. The plant materials were harvested from the Western Highlands and Monomodal Humid Forest agroecological zones of Cameroon. Extraction of the essential oil from the plants was done by hydro-distillation. The fish species (Oreochromis niloticus) used in this study was chosen based on a survey study on the most consumed species of freshwater smoke-dried fish in the Western Highlands and Monomodal Humid Forest Agro-ecological zones of Cameroon. Heterotrophic bacteria counts, fungi counts and Enterobacteriaceae counts were used to assess the level heterotrophic bacteria, fungi and Enterobacteriaceae respectively in the fish samples during storage and were done by culture techniques using total plate count agar, potato dextrose agar and violet red bile glucose agar respectively. Total volatile basic nitrogen, peroxide value, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance assays were used as spoilage indices to assess the nutritional quality of the fish during storage. From the survey study, Oreochromis niloticus was the most consumed smoke-dried fish in the Western Highlands (35.45%) and Monomodal Humid Forest (34.55%) agroecological zones. All the EOs caused a significant reduction in the microbial loads, total volatile basic nitrogen, peroxide value, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance of smoke-dried Oreochromis niloticus as storage progressed. However, the reduction in these values was more pronounced in samples treated with essential oils of O. gratissimum from the Western Highlands, with heterotrophic bacteria, fungi and Enterobacteriaceae counts being 5.89, 6.97 and 4.59 log10 cfu/g respectively at the end of the storage period. This was followed by essential oils of O. gratissimum from the Monomodal Humid Forest with heterotrophic bacteria, fungi and Enterobacteriaceae counts being 6.11, 7.79 and 4.86 log10 cfu/g respectively at the end of the storage period. Also, essential oils of O. gratissimum from the Western Highlands was more effective in preserving the fish quality as lowest total volatile basic nitrogen (12.29 mg/100g), peroxide value (2.79 mEq O2·Kg−1) and thiobabituric reactive substance (1.695 mg MDA/Kg) values were observed for fish samples treated with this extract at the end of the storage period. This was followed by essential oils of O. gratissimum from the Monomodal Humid Forest with total volatile basic nitrogen (14.95 mgN/100g), Peroxide value (3.23 mEq O2·Kg−1) and thiobabituric reactive substance (2.354 mg MDA/Kg) at the end of the storage period. From the results obtained, essential oils from O. gratissimum were more effective than that from O. basilicum in the two agroecological zones and should be considered as natural alternative to chemical preservatives for further application in food preservation.

Effects of Water Stress on Growth and Chlorophyll Contents of Ocimum gratissimum L.(Basil)[Lamiaceae]

Ocimum gratissimum is an essential plant because of its wide food and medicinal usage.Despite its relevance,its mor­pho-physiological compositions are influenced by several abiotic stresses.Hence,this study examined the effects of water stress on the growth and chlorophyll contents of O.gratissimum.Seedlings of O.gratissimum were grown in twenty-four pots,two per pot and were arranged using a complete randomized design with four groups:Very Wet O.gratissimum(VWO),Moderately Water Stress O.gratissimum(MWSO),Strongly Water Stress O.gratissimum(SWSO)and Adequately Watered O.gratissimum(AWO)as control.Fifty centiliters of water was applied in AWO once daily,VWO twice daily,MSWO once in three days and SWSO once a week.Growth parameters:Stem height,number of leaves,leaf area,stem girth and petiole length were determined one week after treatment for six weeks.Chlorophyll contents were determined at two weeks inter­vals after treatment for eight weeks.Descriptive statistics such as mean±standard deviation and one-way Analysis of Var­iance(p<0.05)were done using SAS software.Results obtained showed the highest mean stem height(27.50±0.29 cm),number of leaves(37.00±9.0),leaf area(735.7±4.12 cm^(2)),stem girth(0.40±0.00 cm)and petiole length(7.20±0.40 cm)in VWO.Similar results were obtained for chlorophyll(56.70±0.65 mg^(-1)).It could be concluded that regular watering of O.gratissimum could promote growth and increase chlorophyll contents of the plant.

Anti-sickling Activity of Ursolic Acid Isolated from the Leaves of Ocimum gratissimum L.(Lamiaceae)

The present study reports in vitro anti-sickling activity and phytochemical analyses of the leaves of Ocimum gratissimum.Biological testing revealed that the plant extracts possess antisickling effects.The combination of spectroscopic techniques:1D-NMR,2D-NMR and MS revealed that ursolic acid is the major biologically active compound of O.gratissimum(Silva et al.in Molecules 13:2482–2487,2008;Kedar et al.J Food Drug Anal 20:865–871,2012).This study is the first report of the antisickling activity of ursolic acid isolated from O.gratissimum.The pharmaceutical relevance of findings from this study derives from the possibility of integrating O.gratissimum as an antisickling plant in the pharmacopoeia of Democratic Republic of the Congo.The identification of the active principle could enhance the standardization of antisickling recipe.

Genetic Diversity of the Medicinal Plant Ocimum Gratissimum L. （mint） from Kenya Based on AFLP Markers

Ocimum gratissimum L. native to Africa is a shrubby essential oil containing plant with medicinal, antimicrobial and antihelminthic properties. It is an important herbal medicine not only among Kenyan communities but also in the sub-Saharan Africa. No systematic assessment of genetic variability in O. gratissimum of Kenya has been carried out. In this study, amplified fragment length polymorphism （AFLP） analysis was used to estimate genetic diversity and genetic differentiation in 139 samples from all the different provinces of Kenya. Seven primer pairs, the Eco＋ACT plus Mse＋CAA, Eco＋ACT plus Mse＋CTG, Eco＋ACA plus Mse＋CAA, Eco＋ACA plus Mse＋CTG, Eco＋AGC plus Mse＋CAA, Eco＋ACC plus Mse＋CAA, and Eco＋ACC plus Mse＋CAC were the best combinations and generated polymorphic 655 bands with fragment ranging in size from 50 - 473 bp in size. Populations from central Kenya had the highest levels gene diversity. Most of the variability was partitioned into within populations 71%; P 〈 0.001 implying that collection strategies for conservation should focus on a few populations with many individuals across the ecological amplitude of the population. Genetic differentiation was GST = 0.286, an indication of genetic variation among the populations.

Antioxidant and Antifungal Activities of the Essential Oils of Ocimum gratissimum from Yaounde and Dschang （Cameroon）

Due to the harmful effect of free radical on physiological and pathological state of our body on one hand, and the increase of the fungal infection on the other hand, drug that can reduce free radical and inhibit fungal growth is needed. This work aims to evaluate the antioxidant and antifungal activities of the Ocimum gratissimum L. essential oils from center and west region of Cameroon. Essential oil was analyzed by GC （gas chromatography） and GC coupled with MS （mass spectrometry）. The antioxidant activities of essential oils were studied by the Diphenylpicrylhydrazyl method and the β-carotene bleaching test. The antifungal activities were assessed using micro-dilution technique for yeasts and agar dilution method for Aspergillus. Thymol and γ-terpinene, eugenol and thymol were the major compounds for Yaounde and Dschang, respectively. The scavenging capacity of sample from Dschang was higher than that of Yaounde. Also, the β-carotene bleaching tests of the sample from Dschang were better than that from Yaounde. The antifungal activity of the sample from Yaounde was higher than that from Dschang on yeasts and Aspergillus isolates, respectively. This work presents and compares the chemical composition, antioxidant and antifungal activity of Ocimum gratissimum essential oil from center and west region of Cameroon.

Synergistic antioxidant interactions between green tea and Ocimum gratissimum

Objective: To evaluate the antioxidant interactions between aqueous infusions of green tea and Ocimum gratissimum at different ratios. Methods: Antioxidant activities of aqueous infusion of green tea and Ocimum gratissimum (leaves) alone or in combination at various proportions (3:1, 2:1, 1:1, 1:2, 1:3) were determined by DPPH, ABTS, NO and ex-vivo assays including lipid peroxidation and haemolysis. Total phenolic content and flavonoid content was calculated by Folin-Ciocalteu reagent and aluminum chloride colorimetry method, respectively. A correlation study was also conducted between the antioxidant activity and total phenolic/flavonoid content of various infusions. The interactions were analyzed by combination index applying CompuSyn software. Results: Green tea exhibited high radical scavenging ability as compared to Ocimum gratissimum infusion. Combination of green tea and Ocimum gratissimum exhibited moderate antagonism to strong synergistic interaction at various ratios. A strong correlation was found between total phenolic content/total flavonoid content and antioxidant activities of individual infusions (green tea and Ocimum gratissimum). For binary mixture at different ratios, a weak to strong correlation was observed between total phenolic content and antioxidant activity and almost no correlation between total flavonoid content and antioxidant potential. Conclusions: Overall, green tea and Ocimum gratissimum combination (1:1) displayed the highest antioxidant potential and maximum synergism.

Aqueous extract of Ocimum gratissimum Linn and ascorbic acid ameliorate nicotine-induced cellular damage in murine peritoneal macrophage

Objective:To test the in vitro protective role of aqueous extract of Ocimum gratissimum Linn. (0.gratissimum) and ascorbic acid against nicotine-induced murine peritoneal macrophage. Methods:Peritoneal macrophages from mice were treated with nicotine(10 mM),nicotine (10 mM) with aqueous extract of O.gratissimum(1 to 25μg/mL),and nicotine(10 mM) with ascorbic acid(0.01 mM) for 12 h in cell culture media,while the control group was treated with culture media.Levels of free radical generation,lipid peroxidation,protein carbonyls,oxidized glutathione levels and DNA damage were observed and compared.Results:Phytochemical analysis of aqueous extract has shown high amount of phenolics and flavonoids compound present in it.The significantly increased free radical generation,lipid peroxidation,protein carbonyls,oxidized glutathione levels and DNA damage were observed in nicotine-treated group as compared to the control group:those were significantly reduced in aqueous extract of O. gratissimum and ascorbic acid supplemented groups.Moreover,significantly reduced antioxidant status in nicotine exposed murine peritoneal macrophage was effectively ameliorated by these two products.Among the different concentration of aqueous extract of O.gratissimum,the maximum protective effect was observed at 10μg/mL which does not produce any significant change in the normal cell.Conclusions:These findings suggest the potential use and beneficial role of O.gratissimum as a modulator of nicotine-induced cellular damage in murine peritoneal macrophage.

The Effect of Lion’s Ear (<i>Leonotis nepetifolia</i>) and African Basil (<i>Ocimum gratissimum</i>) Plant Extracts on Two-Spotted Spider Mites (<i>Tetranychus urticae</i>) for Improved Yield and Quality of French Beans

An experiment to evaluate the bio-control potential of Leonotis nepetifolia and Ocimum gratissimum plant extracts against two-spotted spider mites on French beans was conducted in the field. Five plant extract concentrations (1.5%, 3.0%, 6.0% and 12.0% w/v) were applied with water and Abamectin 0.6 ml/L as controls. Mite counts were done before and after treatment application and expressed as corrected percent efficacy. The impact of the mites on the French beans was evaluated by recording percent leaf reduction and quality and quantity by number of pods, pod length, diameter and yield. There was a dose dependent response in percent mite and leaf reduction, number of pods and yield. Treatments applied at 12% w/v indicated higher mite reduction (82.75%) for L. nepetifolia and 69.06% for O. gratissimum compared to abamectin (65.76%). The lowest percent leaf reduction of 1.71% for L. nepetifolia 0.39% for O. gratissimum and abamectin (20.46%) was also at 12% w/v. Similarly, the highest number of pod (61.00) for L. nepetifolia, 48.67 for O. gratissimum compared to 28.33 abamectin and yield (0.88 kg) for L. nepetifolia and 0.90 kg for O. gratissimum was also recorded at 12% w/v compared to 0.36 kg for abamectin. There were no significant differences in pod diameter and pod length between the extracts concentrations and abamectin. The study demonstrated the efficacy of L. nepetifolia and O. gratissimum in managing two-spotted spider mite and subsequent increase in French bean yield under field conditions.

Comparison of antioxidant activity of insulin, Ocimum gratissimum L., and Vernonia amygdalina L. in type 1 diabetic rat model

OBJECTIVE： Diabetes mellitus （DM） is known to be associated with increase of oxidative stress products. The direction of effect of any treatment on these products could therefore be a reliable measure of its efficacy on DM. So the aim of this study was to investigate the activity of insulin, Ocimum gratissimum L. （OG） and Vernonia amygdafina L. （VA） on oxidative stress products.METHODS： Thirty-six female Wistar rats weighing 150-200 g were randomly divided into six groups of six rats each. Thirty rats were induced for type 1 DM （DM1） with a single intraperitoneal administration of 65 mg/ kg body weight of streptozotocin. Group 1 was normal control and was administered distilled water while Group 2 served as DM1 control group; Groups 3, 4, 5 and 6 were diabetic rats treated with 208 mg/kg OG （DM1 ＋ OG）, 52 mg/kg VA （DM1 ＋ VA）, 208 mg/kg OG ＋ 52 mg/kg VA （DMI＋OG ＋VA） and 0.16 IU insulin （DM1 ＋ insulin） respectively. Determination of methemoglobin and sulfhemoglobin was achieved by the absorption spectrum principle. Red blood cell （RBC） catalase was assayed by continuous spectrophotometric method.RESULTS： The RBC catalase concentration was significantly decreased in the DM1 and DMI＋VA groups when compared with the normal control. DM1 ＋ OG significantly increased RBC-catalase when compared to DMI. The methemoglobin concentration was significantly reduced in the DM1, DM1 ＋ VA, DM1 ＋ OG ＋ VA and DM1 ＋ insulin groups when compared to the normal control group. The sulfhemoglobin concentration was significantly increased in the diabetic control and the diabetic treated groups when compared to the normal control. DM1 ＋ OG reduced the sulfhemoglobin concentration when compared to DM1. The blood glucose concentration of all the diabetic groups was significantly raised compared to normal control. OG, VA and insulin significantly reduced the blood glucose concentration with the efficacy of OG and VA higher than insulin.CONCLUSION： Adverse alteration of oxidative indices were observed in type 1 DM model. Treatment with OG and insulin showed potent antioxidant activity, while the hypoglycemic efficacy of OG and VA were higher than insulin.

CHEMICAL VARIATION OF ESSENTIAL OILCONSTITUENTS OF OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM LINN FROM BENIN AND INFLUENCE ON ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTIPARASITIC PROPERTIES

Previous work has shown great variations in the chemical composition of Ocimum gratissimum Linn essential oils(EOs).Our aim was to study the influence of this variation on their antimicrobial,anti-parasitic effects and toxicity.Methods:EOs from aerial part collected in two vegetative stages and three moments of harvest were isolated by hydrodistillation and analysed by GC/MS and GC/FID.

Comparative study on some selected species of <i>Ocimum</i>genus on free radical scavenging activity and hepatoprotective activity against CCl4 induced intoxication in rats

In this study, we compared the in vitro antioxidant property among the selected Ocimum species (O. sanctum, O. americanum, O. basilicum and O. gratissimum) and hepatoprotective activities of their extracts against CCl4 induced intoxication. The results suggested that the four species of Ocimum genus showed variability in Phenolic content and in vitro antioxi-dant activity against DPPH, superoxide and hydroxyl radicals in the following manner: O. sanctum > O. americanum > O. basilicum > O. gratissimum respec-tively. Based on serum AST, ALT, ALP and T. Bil levels, the alcoholic extracts of Ocimum species showed a significant dose dependent (250 mg and 500 mg and 750 mg/kg p.o.) and a protective effect against CCl4 induced hepatotoxicity in albino rats. The results further revealed that the potential hepatoprotective activity of Ocimum sanctum among the Ocimum species.

百里香-丁香罗勒精油抗菌纸对草莓的防腐保鲜效果

目的研究一种精油抗菌纸及其对草莓的防腐保鲜效果。方法从百里香等5种植物精油中筛选出对灰霉等4种微生物具有强抑制作用的精油,并对其成分进行气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)分析。将筛选出的精油结合聚乙烯醇涂布于纸张表面制得抗菌纸,采用熏蒸法测试其对供试微生物的抑制作用,并研究其对草莓的保鲜效果。结果百里香精油和丁香罗勒精油对4种供试微生物的抑菌效果较强。百里香精油的主要成分为百里香酚和香芹酚,其峰面积百分比分别为77.04%和16.46%;丁香罗勒精油的主要成分为丁香酚和β-石竹烯,其峰面积百分比分别为77.95%和18.80%。涂布液中精油体积分数为4%的抗菌纸(双层涂布,下同)抑菌效果最强。精油体积分数为3%的抗菌纸抑菌效果次之,但其对维持草莓感官品质、抑制草莓的腐烂、延缓其菌落总数上升具有最佳的效果,显著优于精油体积分数为4%,2%和1%的抗菌纸及原纸(P<0.05)。抗菌纸对草莓可溶性固形物含量无明显影响。结论体积分数为3%的百里香-丁香罗勒精油抗菌纸对草莓具有较好的保鲜效果。

钙铝混悬液对小鼠的抗腹泻作用及拆方分析

目的：考察钙铝混悬液的药理学作用，并对其组方的合理性进行探讨。方法：制备蓖麻油所致的小鼠腹泻动物模型，经口灌胃给药，２５ｍＬ·ｋｇ－１和１２５ｍＬ·ｋｇ－１两剂量。结果：在腹泻动物模型上表现出明显的抗腹泻作用，并且抑制由蓖麻油引起的小鼠小肠推进运动。以高剂量（２５ｍＬ·ｋｇ－１）在腹泻模型上进行拆方分析，方剂中单味药物组方均未表现出明显的抗腹泻作用，两味药物组方中除丁香罗勒油和三硅酸镁或碳酸钙的组方呈现抗腹泻作用外，其余组方没有抗腹泻作用，而３味药物组方中，丁香罗勒油和碳酸钙以及三硅酸镁或氢氧化铝两组方表现明显的抗腹泻作用，丁香罗勒油和氢氧化铝及三硅酸镁组方也有抗腹泻作用，但较前两组方作用稍弱。结论：钙铝混悬液具有明显的抗腹泄作用，其方中丁香罗勒油作用最强，碳酸钙次之，氢氧化铝和三硅酸镁作用不明显。

天然调味香料丁香罗勒精油的研究进展

丁香罗勒是一种天然的药食两用植物,在食品、医药和化工等领域有广泛的应用。文章综述了丁香罗勒精油的化学成分、生物学功效,并对其应用前景进行了展望。

四川米易逸生植物毛叶丁香罗勒精油化学成分研究

用气相色谱保留指数定性法,气相色谱-质谱-计算机联用技术和标准品叠加法研究了米易县的逸生植物——毛叶丁香罗勒(Ocimum gratissimum L.var.suvae Willd)的精油化学成分。从分离出的53个色谱峰鉴定出21个化合物.主要成分是丁香酚(84.500％)、顺-罗勒烯(4.567％)、顺-石竹烯(1.516％),α-依兰油烯(2.457％)。已鉴定成分相对含量占全油的96.641％.此精油的丁香酚含量明显高于其它地区栽培的同种植物.

调味香料丁香罗勒精油成分、抗氧化及抑菌活性

利用GC-MS联用技术鉴定了丁香罗勒精油(OGEO)的化学成分,15个化学成分被鉴定,占精油总量的99.62%,主要成分为丁香酚(EG,51.85%)、莰烯(17.13%)和氧化石竹烯(8.52%)。采用不同的方法对OGEO的抗氧化活性和抑菌活性进行了评价。结果表明,与合成抗氧化剂相比,OGEO具有明显的抗氧化活性和抑菌活性,OGEO和EG对大肠杆菌的抑菌直径分别为(13.0±0.7)mm和(14.5±0.6)mm,对金黄色葡萄球菌的抑菌直径分别为(12.5±0.8)mm和(13.5±0.9)mm。OGEO对两种细菌的最低抑菌浓度(MIC)分别为0.16 mg/mL和0.31 mg/mL。EG对OGEO的抗氧化和抑菌活性起重要作用。

印度梨形孢接种对丁香罗勒气体交换、生物量累积及其次生代谢物含量的影响

糖尿病日益成为威胁人类健康的重大慢性疾病,一些植物次生代谢物具有抗糖尿病的作用,菌根真菌和根内生真菌可影响植物次生代谢。以盆栽的方式栽培丁香罗勒(Ocimum gratissimum L.),然后接种根内生真菌印度梨形孢(Piriformaspore indica),探讨了印度梨形孢侵染对丁香罗勒的生长及其次生代谢物熊果酸和齐墩果酸含量的影响,结果显示:丁香罗勒接种印度梨形孢后,显著促进了其净光合速率和蒸腾速率,提高了地上部分及全株生物量的积累,而降低了熊果酸和齐墩果酸在茎和叶中的含量。由此可知,根内生真菌印度梨形孢可以促进丁香罗勒的生物量累积而降低其熊果酸和齐墩果酸的含量。

Leafy Vegetables as Potential Pathways to Heavy Metal Hazards

The effect of anthropogenic activity relating to industrial and economic development has had a detrimental impact on the environment and human health, and hence the need for continued research. Five common African vegetables—Murraya koenigii, Ocimum gratissimum, Amaranthus hybridus, Capsicum annuum and Moringa oleifera were used to study absorption of Lead, Cadmium, Cobalt and Zinc from soils inoculated with metal ions. 0.1 M and 0.5 M solutions of the metal ions were used in the inoculation. Each of the plants was collected in the first instance at 8 weeks, and then at 10 weeks of inoculating. Atomic Absorption spectrophotometer was used to determine the metal ions concentrations absorbed in the plants. Cd2+ was most and Moringa oleifera the least absorbed of the four metal ions, with a highest value of 34.801 ± 0.805 mg/kg occurring in Capsicum annuum. Co2+ was the least absorbed of the four metal ions, Amaranthus hybridus showed highest absorption of Co2+ with mean absorption values of 5.566 ± 0.324 mg/kg and 5.670 ± 0.210 mg/kg for 0.1 M and 0.5 M solution of Co2+ respectively. Ocimum gratissimum absorbed Pb2+ most with the highest mean absorption of 5.290 ± 0.180 mg/kg and 6.354 ± 0.366 mg/kg for 0.1 M and 0.5 M respectively. Absorption increased as the concentration of the inoculant solution increased for all the plants, and decreased on moving from 8 weeks’ to 10 weeks’ for all the plants except Moringa oleifera. This could as a result of Phytovolatilization against the report of Padmavathiamma and Li, 2007 [1] that phytovolatilization occurs in As, Hg and Se. Ocimum gratissimum showed highest absorption with the mean value of 9.334 ± 0.312 mg/kg, when the inoculants concentration increased to 0.5 M, Capsicum annuum showed highest absorption with mean absorption value of 9.916 ± 0.614 mg/kg at 10th week. Also absorption increased as the concentration of the inoculant solution increased, and also on moving from 8 weeks’ to 10 weeks’ for all the plants. From the results obtained, all the vegetables absorbed significant amounts of the metal ions. This raises a lot of health concern about the vegetables consumed in most developing countries like Nigeria where vegetables are grown anywhere, without any consideration of the environment.

Iodine Fortification Study of Some Common African Vegetables

Iodine Deficiency Diseases (IDDs) occupy important positions in the health problems of developing countries. Salt Iodisation has been the common approach to solving these problems. However, apart from the problems of lack of compliance by salt manufacturers, and inculturation of the consumers, health conditions aggravated by high salt intake by humans have become increasingly relevant. These problems can be eliminated if the commonly produced and consumed plants are fortified with Iodine. The prospects are in the inclusion of Iodine-containing compounds in the inorganic fertilizers used by farmers. In this study, Potassium Iodide and Potassium Iodate were used as inoculants. Five different concentrations—0.1 M, 0.2 M, 0.3 M, 0.4 M, and 0.5 M of Potassium Iodide and Potassium Iodate solutions were used to inoculate the soils on which the following edible African plants were planted: Murraya koenigii;Ocimum gratissimum;Cucurbita pepo;Solanum nigrum;Amaranthus hybridus and Abelmoschus esclentus, Corchorous olitoruis, Solanum lycopersicum, Zingiber officinale, Telfairia occidentalis, Talinium triangulare, Solanum melongena. Controls were also planted. After 14 days, alkaline dry ash method was used to determine the Iodine concentrations in the plants. The results showed that Murraya koenigii showed the highest absorption of Iodine 6.90 mg/kg at 0.3 M using KI, followed by Amaranthus hybridus 6.40 mg/kg at 0.1 M. Solanum nigrum, Ocimum gratissimum and Zingiber officinale also showed good absorption. Other plants except Murraya koenigii, Ocimum gratissimum, Solanum nigrum and Zingiber officinale showed very low tolerance to KI absorption. The result also showed that Telfairia occidentalis showed the highest absorption of iodine 8.20 mg/kg at 0.2 M of KIO3 followed by Cucurbita pepo 6.40 mg/kg at also 0.2 M of KIO3. Murraya koenigii, Ocimum gratissimum, Solanum nigrum, Zingiber officinale also showed good absorption of KIO3. Some of the plants were not able to tolerate the absorption at higher concentration for both KI and KIO3. All the plants were poisoned at concentration of 0.5 M for both Ki and KIO3. Murraya koenigii, Ocimum gratissimum, Solanum nigrum, Zingiber officinale can be used in iodine biofortification using KI and KIO3 at concentration < 0.5 M. The overall result may be very significant, when it is considered that Iodine is a micronutrient, with a daily intake requirement of 100 - 150 μg/kg. It can be seen that there is hope in achieving this kind of biofortification.

不同来源罗勒挥发油成分的GC-MS法分析及体外抗菌活性

应用GC-MS法分析来源于三个不同产地的唇形科罗勒属植物罗勒Ocimum basilicum Linn.的全草挥发油成分,并以金黄色葡萄球菌、大肠杆菌和白色念珠菌作为鉴定菌,测试不同来源罗勒油的体外抗菌活性。结果表明:蒿脑是其主要的共有组分,但不同来源罗勒挥发油的成分组成差异较大,其抗菌活性也表现不一。