Evaluation of oil compositions of iranian mints (mentha ssp.)

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 156-159

  Zeinali, Hossein ^a   Arzani, Ahmad ^a   Razmjoo, K ^a   Rezaee, Mohmmad B ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carvacrol; Carvone oxide; Cis carveol; Essential oil composition; Isomenthone; Lamiaceae; Mentha longifolia; Mentha spicata; Menthol; P cymene; Piperitone; Piperitone oxide; Terpinen 4 yl acetate; Trans carvyl acetate

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITION; DISTILLATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARVACROL; CIS-CARVEOL; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; ISOMENTHONE; LAMIACEAE; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA; MENTHA SPICATA; MENTHOL; P-CYMENE; PIPERITONE OXIDE;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MENTHA; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA; MENTHA SPICATA;

EID: 27744437979     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2005.9698863     Document Type: Article

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