Essential oils of Mentha pulegium and Mentha rotundifolia from Uruguay

Essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from leaves of Mentha pulegium L. and Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds. from Uruguay were analysed by GC-FID and GC-MS. Oxygen-containing monoterpenes were the main group of constituents in both oils. Pulegone, isomenthone and menthone were the major compone...

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Main Authors: Daniel Lorenzo, Daniel Paz, Eduardo Dellacassa, Philip Davies, Roser Vila, Salvador Cañigueral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2002-12-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132002000600016