Mentha Spicata essential oils rich in 1,8-cineole and 1,2-epoxy-p-menthane derivatives from zakynthos (ionian island, W Greece)

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-230

  Cook, Catherine M ^a   Kokkini, Stella ^b   Lanaras, Thomas ^b  

^a Agricultural Research Centre of Macedonia Thrace   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

1,8 cineole; Essential oil composition; Lamiaceae; Mentha spicata; Piperitenone oxide; Trans piperitone oxide

Indexed keywords

LOCATION; VEGETABLE OILS;

1,8-CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; LAMIACEAE; MENTHA SPICATA; PIPERITENONE OXIDE; TRANS-PIPERITONE OXIDE;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MENTHA SPICATA;

EID: 37049022017     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2007.9699266     Document Type: Article

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