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Multidisciplinary Approach to Determine the Optimal Time and Period for Extracting the Essential Oil from Mentha suaveolens Ehrh.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) - 26 May 2015
Garzoli Stefania, Pirolli Adele, Vavala Elisabetta, Di Sotto Antonella, Sartorelli Gianni, Božović Mijat, Angiolella Letizia, Mazzanti Gabriela, Pepi Federico, Ragno Rino
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A comprehensive study on essential oils (EOs) extracted from some Mentha suaveolens L. samples, collected in the countryside of Tarquinia, is reported. In this study, the procedure for essential oil preparation, in terms of harvesting and extraction time, was analyzed in detail for the first time. The GC/MS analysis, carried out on 18 samples, revealed that piperitenone oxide (PO), the main essential oils'...
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