CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ESSENTIAL OIL OF MENTHA LONGIFOLIA L. SUBSP LONGIFOLIA GROWING WILD

Okut N., Yagmur M., Selçuk N., Yildirim B.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, cilt.49, sa.2, ss.525-529, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Dergi Adı: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.525-529
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mentha, Mentha longifolia subsp, longifolia, Essential oils, Lamiaceae, Menthone, Plugone, ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES, EXTRACTS, QUALITY
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The essential oil of Mentha longifolia L., is very important to some culinary usage and antimicrobial activity. The essential oil of Mentha longifolia subsp. longifolia growing in the Bahesaray area (Van Province, Turkey) was studied. This study designed for determine of essential oil constituent Mentha longifolia subsp. longifolia that collected from wild area. Mint leaves sample essential oils obtained by hydro distillation and essential oil components were determined using GC-MS. The main component of wild grown Mentha longifolia subsp. longifolia was Menthone (19.31%). Second one and others were Pulegone (12.42%), Piperitone (11.05%), Dihydrocarvon (8.32%), Limonene (6.1%), 3-Terpinolenone (5.66%), 1,8-Cineole (4.37%), Germacrene D (3.38%) and Caryopyllene (3.19%), respectively.