Abstract

TAVAKKOLI-KHALEDI, Sara  and  ASGARPANAH, Jinous. Essential Oil Chemical Composition of Mentha mozaffarianii Jamzad Seeds. J. Mex. Chem. Soc [online]. 2016, vol.60, n.1, pp.19-22. ISSN 1870-249X.

The seeds essential oil of the endemic species Mentha mozaffarianii growing wild in the south of Iran was analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and GC-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Characterization of individual components was performed using a commercial mass spectrometry library, and 25 components were identified. This analysis showed the presence of 3 volatile components, including piperitenone (35.6%), piperitone (27.1%) and 1,8-cineol (10.7%) as the main components.

Keywords : Mentha mozaffarianii; essential oil; piperitenone; piperitone.

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