Analysis of the Essential Oil of the So-called“Mentha mirennae”Bruno by GC and GC/MS
- 1 November 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Essential Oil Research
- Vol. 4 (6) , 615-621
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698144
Abstract
The essential oil of “Mentha mirennae” Bruno was analyzed by a combination of GC, GC/MS and 13C-NMR. It was found to contain more than 50 components of which about 40 (96%) were identified. The major compounds were linalool (70%), linalyl acetate (9.8%) and limonene (1.5%). From a comparison with the main constituents found in different Mentha oils, we presume that “M. mirennae” must be the hybrid M. citrata Ehrl. However, according to botanical and chemical data the possibility that “M. mirennae” is, in fact, M. spicata L. cannot be excluded.Keywords
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