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Chemical composition of essential oils from Mentha aquatica L. at different moments of the ontogenetic cycle

Anca-Raluca, ro ro, Irina Boz, Maria-Magdalena Zamfirache, Ioan Burzo

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This study investigates the chemical composition of essential oils extracted from Mentha aquatica plants. Aerial organs from M. aquatica were collected in three different stages: vegetative, flowering and senescence stage. The essential oil was extracted using the hydrodistillation method, with a NeoClevenger device. Essential oil samples obtained were analyzed with Agilent gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Essential oils have varied in terms of quality, depending on the time when the investigations were performed. Substances (41) were identified, of which 20 are common in all samples collected in the three phenophases. The main substances identified were: menthofuran (51.26 to 58.59%), limonene (5.94 to 12.06%), trans-β-ocimene (5.59 to 6.10%), ledol (3.01 to 4.06%) and βcaryophyllene (2.923 to 3.557%).

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This study investigates the chemical composition of essential oils extracted from Mentha aquatica plants. Aerial organs from M. aquatica were collected in three different stages: vegetative, flowering and senescence stage. The essential oil was extracted using the hydrodistillation method, with a NeoClevenger device. Essential oil samples obtained were analyzed with Agilent gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Essential oils have varied in terms of quality, depending on the time when the investigations were performed. Substances (41) were identified, of which 20 are common in all samples collected in the three phenophases. The main substances identified were: menthofuran (51.26 to 58.59%), limonene (5.94 to 12.06%), trans-β-ocimene (5.59 to 6.10%), ledol (3.01 to 4.06%) and βcaryophyllene (2.923 to 3.557%).

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This study investigates the chemical composition of essential oils extracted from Mentha aquatica plants. Aerial organs from M. aquatica were collected in three different stages: vegetative, flowering and senescence stage. The essential oil was extracted using the hydrodistillation method, with a NeoClevenger device. Essential oil samples obtained were analyzed with Agilent gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Essential oils have varied in terms of quality, depending on the time when the investigations were performed. Substances (41) were identified, of which 20 are common in all samples collected in the three phenophases. The main substances identified were: menthofuran (51.26 to 58.59%), limonene (5.94 to 12.06%), trans-β-ocimene (5.59 to 6.10%), ledol (3.01 to 4.06%) and βcaryophyllene (2.923 to 3.557%).

Key concepts: Limonene, Essential oil, Chemical composition, Composition (language), Botany, Chemistry, Gas chromatography, Biology

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