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	RI^a	% in oil
𝛼-Pinene	939	0.32
Sabinene	975	0.26
𝛽-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
𝛽-Bourbonene	1388	0.37
(z)-Caryophyllene	1408	2.06
E-𝛽-farnesene	1456	0.30
Germacrene D	1485	2.01
Bicyclogermacrene	1500	0.22
Total		99.37

^aRetention indices on DB-5 column.