Claim · model-written summary
Menthol made up 33.37% of the volatiles of Mentha piperita.
- Taxon
- Mentha piperita L.
Mentha ×piperitae0 - Outcome
- Menthole0
- Value
- 33.37%e0
Verbatim
e0“Menthol (33.37%) and Menthyl acetate (30.53%) in Mentha piperita L.”
Title
Comparison of Volatile Compounds of Some Medicinal Plants from Lamiaceae Family by HS-SPME Method
Zeynep Ergun; Elmira Ziya Motalebipour; Nesibe Ebru Kafkas; et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2026. doi:10.3390/ijms27104601
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- Observation 74 volatile compounds, including terpenes, alcohols, esters, aldehydes and ketones, were identified in twelve Lamiaceae plants.
- Observation Lavandula spica had the highest number of unique volatiles (28).
- Observation Melissa officinalis had the fewest unique volatiles (16).
- Observation Citral made up 65.48% of the volatiles of Melissa officinalis.
- Observation Menthyl acetate made up 30.53% of the volatiles of Mentha piperita.
- Observation Carvone made up 45.86% of the volatiles of Mentha spicata.
- Observation Eucalyptol made up 54.71% of the volatiles of Origanum syriacum.
- Observation Plants from Adana Botanic Park were rich in terpenes and ketones.
- Observation Plants from Osmaniye contained higher levels of alcohols, aldehydes and esters.
