Essential oils of Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi and Mentha aff. suaveolens Ehrh.;grown in cordoba, argentina

As a part of our research on aromatic plants from Córdoba, Argentina (1–4), we have examined the oil composition of the leaves of Calamintha nepeta(L.) Savi and Mentha off. suaveolens Ehrh.;grown in Argentina, using GC and GC/MS. The major constituents of die leaf oil of Calamintha nepeta were pulegone (34.28%), neomenthol (30.61%) and menthone (17.12%) while that of Mentha off. suaveolens had menthol (48.32%), pulegone (20.27%) and menthone (8.90%) as the major components. © 1996, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Main Authors: Velasco-Negueruela, A., Pérez-Alonso, M. J., Esteban, J. L., García Vallejo, M. C., Zygadlo, J. A., Guzmán, C. A., Ariza-Espinar, L.
Format: artículo biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 1996
Subjects:Calamintha nepeta, Mentha aff. suaveolens, Lamiaceae, Essential oil composition, Neomenthol, Pulegone, Menthone, Menthol,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/294727
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