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Nat Prod Commun

Title:		Comparative Chemical Analysis of Mentha piperita and M. spicata and a Fast Assessment of Commercial Peppermint Teas
Author(s):		Buleandra M; Oprea E; Popa DE; David IG; Moldovan Z; Mihai I; Badea IA;
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Journal Title:		Nat Prod Commun
Year:		2016
Volume:		11
Issue:		4
Page Number:		551 - 555
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ISSN/ISBN:		1934-578X (Print) 1555-9475 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The hydrodistilled essential oils and volatile compounds (by static headspaces technique) of Mentha piperita L. and M spicata L. were characterized by GC-MS. Headspace analysis of Mentha piperita revealed the existence of menthone (25.4%), 1,8-cineole (17.7%) and menthol (12.1%) as the main components, while the essential oil contained high amounts of menthol (46.8%) and menthone (25.6%). By contrast, headspace analysis of M. spicata showed a high content of limonene (37.0%) together with carvone (13.0%), beta-pinene (10.4%) and alpha-pinene (9.8%), while the essential oil was reach in carvone (51.7%), dihydrocarveol (11.5%) and cis-dihydrocarvone (9.1%). Eleven samples of peppermint tea available on the Romanian market were analysed by headspace GC-MS. The volatile profile of the tea samples was compared with that of Mentha piperita L. and certain differences were emphasized and discussed"
Keywords:		"Mentha piperita/*chemistry Mentha spicata/*chemistry Oils, Volatile/*chemistry Tea/*chemistry Volatile Organic Compounds/*chemistry;"
Notes:		"MedlineBuleandra, Mihaela Oprea, Eliza Popa, Dana Elena David, Iulia Gabriela Moldovan, Zenovia Mihai, Iuliana Badea, Irinel Adriana eng Comparative Study 2016/07/12 Nat Prod Commun. 2016 Apr; 11(4):551-5"