Substantial UV-B-mediated induction of essential oils in sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)

被引:127
作者
Johnson, CB
Kirby, J
Naxakis, G
Pearson, S
机构
[1] Mediterranean Agron Inst Chania, Dept Nat Prod, Alsyll Agrokep, Chania, Greece
[2] Univ Reading, Sch Plant Sci, Reading RG6 6AS, Berks, England
关键词
Ocimum basilicum; lamiaceae; basil; essential oils; UV-B; light;
D O I
10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00767-5
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The effect of supplementary UV-B treatment on the essential oils of glasshouse-grown sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) was examined. Two weeks treatment with supplementary W-B given in the early morning was found to enhance the levels of most of the major volatiles, both phenyl-propanoids (eugenol, methyl eugenol) and terpenoids, notably linalool, 1,8-cineole and trans-beta-ocimene. The phenyl-propanoids were sensitive to UV-B at an earlier developmental stage than the terpenoids. Overall, the effect of UV-B was a nearly fourfold stimulation in the oldest plants examined. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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