Variabilité de la composition chimique des huiles essentielles de Mentha rotundifolia du Nord de l’Algérie
Titel:
Variabilité de la composition chimique des huiles essentielles de Mentha rotundifolia du Nord de l’Algérie
Auteur:
Moussa Brada Mohamed Bezzina Michel Marlier Annabelle Carlier Georges Lognay
Verschenen in:
Biotechnologie, agronomie, société et environnement
Paginering:
Jaargang 11 (2007) nr. 1 pagina's 3-7
Jaar:
2007
Inhoud:
Variability of the chemical composition of Mentha rotundifolia from Northern Algeria. Algerian oils of Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds., obtained by steam distillation (yield : 0,8%), have been analysed by means of GC-FID and GC/MS. The results indicate clearly the occurrence of two chemotypes which are presently described. The former contains high proportions of piperitone oxide (19,7–31,4%) and piperitenone oxide (27,8–29,4%) respectively and the latter revealed piperitenone (54,9%) and piperitenone oxide (17,6%) as the major constituents. Such particular composition is reported for the first time within the M. rotundifolia species.