Table 2.
Major non-volatile compounds in Mentha species.
Chemical Constituents | Individual Compounds |
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Anthocyanidins | Cyanidin, delphinidin, luteolinidin, pelargonidin, petunidin |
Coumarins | Esculetin and scopoletin |
Flavanols | Catechin, epicatechin |
Flavanones | Eriocitrin, eriodictyol, hesperidin, naringenin, narirutin |
Flavones | Apigenin, diosmetin, diosmin, luteolin, luteolin-O-glucuronide, gardenin B, luteolin-O-glucoside, pebrellin, salvigenin, thymusin, thymonin |
Flavonols and dihydroflavonols | Quercetin, kaempferol, rutin |
Phenolic acids | Cinnamic acid, its analogs (hydroxybenzoic, p-coumaric, ferulic, caffeic, sinapic, rosmarinic, salvianolic, isosalvianolic, didehydrosalvianolic and lithospermic acids, nepetoidin A/B) and glycosides (caffeic acid glucuronide, chlorogenic, caftaric), gallic, syringic and vanillic acids |
Phenylethanoids | Tyrosol |
Stilbenoids | Resveratrol |
Terpenes | Oleanolic acid |