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Table 1 Chemical composition (%) of leaves essential oil from Tunisian M.piperita as identified by GC/MS analysis

From: Protective effects of Mentha piperita L. leaf essential oil against CCl4 induced hepatic oxidative damage and renal failure in rats

Peak

Compounds

Retention Time (min)

Percentage (%)

1

α-pinene

4.42

1.80

2

β-pinene

6.07

0.14

3

Sabinene

6.42

0.25

4

Myrcene

7.81

1.30

5

Limonene

8.30

8.0

6

1,8-cineole

8.48

2.80

7

3-octanone

10.13

0.45

8

3-octanol

10.41

0.53

9

Limonene oxide

13.44

0.59

10

α-terpineol

18.62

0.37

11

Linalool

15.73

2.64

12

iso-menthone

15.14

33.00

13

Menthyl acetate

16.35

0.68

14

Iso-pulegol

16.71

2.40

15

Isomenthol

17.29

0.28

16

Neo-iso-menthol

17.90

0.45

17

Menthol

18.25

33.59

18

Pulegone

18.39

1.6

19

Neryl acetate

18.45

0.8

20

Piperitone

19.09

3.2

21

Myrtenol

19.56

0.55

22

Carveol

19.99

0.31

23

Caryophyllene

17.33

1.95

24

Caryophyllene oxide

20.10

0.11

25

Germacrene D

20.80

0.11

26

Δ –Cadinene

21.92

0.27

 

Monoterpene hydrocarbons (%)

16.23

Oxygenated monoterpenes (%)

79.5

Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (%)

2.44

Total (%)

98.17