Chemical Composition, Antifungal and Antibiofilm Activities of the Essential Oil of Mentha piperita L.
Table 1
Chemical components (%) of the essential oils distilled from Mentha piperita.
Mentha piperita essential oil
Compound
RIa
% in oil
-Pinene
939
0.32
Sabinene
975
0.26
-pinene
979
0.58
1,8 Cineole
1031
6.69
cis-Sabinene hydrate
1070
0.50
Menthone
1152
2.45
Menthofuran
1164
11.18
Neomenthol
1165
2.79
Menthol
1171
53.28
Neomenthyl acetate
1273
0.65
Menthyl acetate
1295
15.10
Isomenthyl acetate
1305
0.61
-Bourbonene
1388
0.37
(z)-Caryophyllene
1408
2.06
E--farnesene
1456
0.30
Germacrene D
1485
2.01
Bicyclogermacrene
1500
0.22
Total
99.37
aRetention indices on DB-5 column.
We are committed to sharing findings related to COVID-19 as quickly as possible. We will be providing unlimited waivers of publication charges for accepted research articles as well as case reports and case series related to COVID-19. Review articles are excluded from this waiver policy. Sign up here as a reviewer to help fast-track new submissions.