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Plant Compounds of Mentha citrata , the Bergamot mint

Kingdom:  Plantae
Class:  Magnoliopsida
Order:  Lamiales
Family:  Lamiaceae
Genus:  Mentha
Author:  Ehrhart
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Bedoukain RussellIPM

Compounds:

Lawrence  1978 
 
        8-3Ac  1 Relative ratio of the component     oil 
        alpha-gurjunene  0.05 Relative ratio of the component      
        alpha-pinene  0.05 Relative ratio of the component      
        alpha-terpineol  4 Relative ratio of the component      
        alpha-terpinolene  0.05 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-caryophyllene  1 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-elemene  0.15 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-pinene  0.15 Relative ratio of the component      
        bicyclogermacrene  0.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        carvone  0.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        cis-beta-ocimene  0.35 Relative ratio of the component      
        citronellol  0.4 Relative ratio of the component      
        delta-cadinene  0.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        E-beta-farnesene  0.2 Relative ratio of the component      
        elemol  0.6 Relative ratio of the component      
        eucalyptol  2.5 Relative ratio of the component      
        gamma-terpinene  0.3 Relative ratio of the component      
        geraniol  0.5 Relative ratio of the component      
        geranyl acetate  0.35 Relative ratio of the component      
        germacrene D  0.5 Relative ratio of the component      
        isomenthone  0.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        isopinocamphone  0.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        lavandulyl acetate  0.7 Relative ratio of the component      
        limonene  0.2 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool  23 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool acetate  58 Relative ratio of the component      
        menthofuran  0.05 Relative ratio of the component      
        menthone  0.2 Relative ratio of the component      
        myrcene  0.9 Relative ratio of the component      
        neryl acetate  0.9 Relative ratio of the component      
        octan-3-ol  0.8 Relative ratio of the component      
        p-cymene  0.05 Relative ratio of the component      
        sabinene  0.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        trans-beta-ocimene  0.3 Relative ratio of the component      
        viridiflorol  1.5 Relative ratio of the component      
 
Bigo de Grosso  1985 
 
        alpha-phellandrene  0.8 Relative ratio of the component   Argentina  oil 
        beta-caryophyllene  2.3 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-pinene  0.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        carvone  4.5 Relative ratio of the component      
        limonene  0.2 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool  13.4 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool acetate  66.2 Relative ratio of the component      
        menthol  0.05 Relative ratio of the component      
        pulegone  0.05 Relative ratio of the component      
 
Malizia  1996 
 
        alpha-pinene  0.1 Relative ratio of the component   Entre Rios Province, Argentina  post-flowering 
        alpha-terpineol  0.09 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-pinene  0.7 Relative ratio of the component      
        carvone  0.05 Relative ratio of the component      
        caryophyllene oxide  0.35 Relative ratio of the component      
        eucalyptol  0.72 Relative ratio of the component      
        geraniol  0.12 Relative ratio of the component      
        geranyl acetate  0.7 Relative ratio of the component      
        limonene  2.98 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool  23.8 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool acetate  60.9 Relative ratio of the component      
        myrcene  0.5 Relative ratio of the component      
        nerol  0.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        neryl acetate  0.7 Relative ratio of the component      
 
Malizia  1996 
 
        alpha-pinene  0.2 Relative ratio of the component   Entre Rios Province, Argentina  full bloom 
        alpha-terpineol  0.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-pinene  0.8 Relative ratio of the component      
        carvone  0.12 Relative ratio of the component      
        caryophyllene oxide  0.25 Relative ratio of the component      
        eucalyptol  0.57 Relative ratio of the component      
        geraniol  0.18 Relative ratio of the component      
        geranyl acetate  0.45 Relative ratio of the component      
        limonene  2.36 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool  35.4 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool acetate  48.65 Relative ratio of the component      
        myrcene  0.7 Relative ratio of the component      
        nerol  0.15 Relative ratio of the component      
        neryl acetate  0.5 Relative ratio of the component      
 
Paris  1974 
 
        alpha-eudesmol  0.5 Relative ratio of the component   France  oil 
        alpha-pinene  0.5 Relative ratio of the component      
        alpha-terpineol  11 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-eudesmol  0.5 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-pinene  0.5 Relative ratio of the component      
        carvone  0.5 Relative ratio of the component      
        eucalyptol  14 Relative ratio of the component      
        gamma-eudesmol  0.5 Relative ratio of the component      
        geraniol  0.5 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool  58 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool acetate  6 Relative ratio of the component      
        nerol  0.5 Relative ratio of the component      
 
Virmani  1972 
 
        alpha-pinene  1.7 Relative ratio of the component   Lucknow, India  oil 
        beta-phellandrene  3.3 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-pinene  2 Relative ratio of the component      
        limonene  1.3 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool  48 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool acetate  32 Relative ratio of the component      
 
Shimizu  1969 
 
        alpha-pinene  12.3 Relative ratio of the component   Japan  oil 
        beta-pinene  4.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        cis-linalool oxide  7 Relative ratio of the component      
        limonene  20 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool  20.9 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool acetate  22.9 Relative ratio of the component      
        trans-linalool oxide  7 Relative ratio of the component      
 
Mosandl  1991 
 
        alpha-pinene  0.55 Relative ratio of the component   Japan  oil 
        alpha-terpineol  1.75 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-caryophyllene  1.31 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-pinene  1.09 Relative ratio of the component      
        elemol  0.58 Relative ratio of the component      
        eucalyptol  9.39 Relative ratio of the component      
        geranyl acetate  0.35 Relative ratio of the component      
        limonene  0.01 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool  25.65 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool acetate  53.24 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool oxide  0.26 Relative ratio of the component      
        menthol  0.38 Relative ratio of the component      
        menthone  0.01 Relative ratio of the component      
        myrcene  0.01 Relative ratio of the component      
        neryl acetate  0.39 Relative ratio of the component      
 
Handa  1964 
 
        alpha-pinene  0.6 Relative ratio of the component   USA  oil 
        beta-pinene  0.9 Relative ratio of the component      
        eucalyptol  0.2 Relative ratio of the component      
        limonene  1.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool  32.4 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool acetate  45 Relative ratio of the component      
        menthofuran  0.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        piperitone  4.2 Relative ratio of the component      
        piperitone oxide  3 Relative ratio of the component      
        pulegone  8.1 Relative ratio of the component      
 
Reference(s):

Bigo de Grosso, M., and Moyna, P. 1985. Composici�n qu�mica de las esencias de Mentha del Uruguay. An. Real Acad. Farm. 51:333-338.
 
Handa, K.L., Smith, D.M., Nigam, I.C., and Levi, L. 1964. Essential oils and their constituents XXIII: Chemotaxonomy of the genus Mentha. J. Pharm. Sci. 53(11):1407-1409.
 
Lawrence, B.M. 1978. A study of the monoterpene interrelationships in the genus Mentha with special reference to the origin of pulegone and menthofuran. Thesis Uni. Groningen.
 
Malizia, R.A., Molli, J.S., Cardell, D.A., and Retamar, J.A. 1996. Essential oil of Mentha citrata grown in Argentina. Variation in the composition and yield at full- and post-flowering. J. Essent. Oil Res. 8(4):347-349.
 
Mosandl, A., Fischer, K., Hener, U., Kreis, P., Rettinger, K., Schubert, V., and Schmarr, H.G. 1991. Stereoisomeric flavor compounds. 48. Chirospecific analysis of natural flavors and essential oils using multidimensional gas chromatography. J. Agric. Food Chem. 39(6):1131-1134.
 
Paris, M., Cal, B., Unger, J., and Clair, G. 1974. Int�r�t de la Menthe-bergamote en aromatique. Rivista Ital. EPPOS. 11:655-658.
 
Shimizu, S., Karasawa, D., and Ikeda, N. 1969. Studies on the essential oils of Mentha aquatica L. I-III. J. Fac. Agric. Shinshu Univ. 6:67-82.
 
Virmani, O.P., Nigam, M.C., and Datta, S.C. 1972. Gas chromathography of the essential oil of Mentha citrata raised at Lucknow. Indian Perfum. 16(2):1-2.
 
 
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