Planta Med 1988; 54(2): 166-167
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-962381
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Constituents of Essential Oils from Mentha X rotundifolia Growing Wild in Greece

Stella Kokkini1 , Vasilios P. Papageorgiou2
  • 1Institute of Systematic Botany and Phytogeography, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Thessaloniki, 540 06 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • 2Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Thessaloniki, 540 06 Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Publication History

1987

Publication Date:
24 January 2007 (online)

Abstract

The essential oils of the hybrid Mentha X rotundifolia (L.) Huds. growing wild in Greece were investigated by means of GLC and GLC-MS. Two chemotypes have been found, which are characterized by the main components piperitone oxide and menthyl acetate, respectively. The latter is a new chemotype of M. X rotundifolia.