02527nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245014400055210006900199260000800268300001200276490000700288520167700295653001901972653001401991653001802005653002602023653001102049653002802060100002202088700002602110700002002136856012902156       2022                        eng d  a1568-776700aGlance at the chemodiversity of Ocimum species: Trends, implications, and strategies for the quality and yield improvement of essential oil0 aGlance at the chemodiversity of Ocimum species Trends implicatio  cJUN  a879-9130 v213 a<p>
	Ocimum species represent commercially important medicinal and aromatic plants. The essential oil biosynthesized by Ocimum species is enriched with specialized metabolites specifically, terpenoids and phenylpropanoids. Interestingly, various Ocimum species are known to exhibit diverse chemical profiles, and this chemical diversity has been at the center of many studies to identify commercially important chemotypes. Here, we present various chemotypes from the Ocimum species and emphasize trends, implications, and strategies for the quality and yield improvement of essential oil. Globally, many Ocimum species have been analyzed for their essential oil composition in over 50 countries. Asia represents the highest number of chemotypes, followed by Africa, South America, and Europe. Ocimum basilicum L. has been the most widespread and well-studied species, followed by O. gratissimum L., O. tenuiflorum L., O. canum Sims, O. americanum and O. kilimandscharicum Gurke. Moreover, various molecular reasons, benefits, adverse health effects and mechanisms behind this vast chemodiversity have been discussed. Different strategies of plant breeding, metabolic engineering, transgenic, and tissue-culture, along with anatomical modifications, are surveyed to enhance specific chemotypic profiles and essential oil yield in numerous Ocimum species. Consequently, chemical characterization of the essential oil obtained from Ocimum species has become indispensable for its proper utilization. The present chemodiversity knowledge from Ocimum species will help to exploit various applications in the industrial, agriculture, biopharmaceutical, and food sectors.</p>
10aChemodiversity10aChemotype10aEssential oil10aMetabolic engineering10aOcimum10aSpecialized metabolites1 aGurav, Tanuja, P.1 aDholakia, Bhushan, B.1 aGiri, Ashok, P.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/glance-chemodiversity-ocimum-species-trends-implications-and-strategies-quality-and-yield