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. 2020 Mar 22;11(3):198. doi: 10.3390/insects11030198

Table 1.

Chemical constituents (%) of Mentha arvensis L. essential oil.

No RT
(min)
Formula Mass Compound Percentage (%) Terpenoid
Group
1 7.4 C10H16 136 α-Pinene 0.34 hydrocarbon monoterpenes
2 9.14 C10H16 136 Sabinene 0.09 hydrocarbon monoterpenes
3 9.23 C10H16 136 β-Pinene 0.39 hydrocarbon monoterpenes
4 11.93 C10H16 136 Limonene 2.04 hydrocarbon monoterpenes
5 19.22 C10H18O 154 Menthone 2.51 oxygenated monoterpenes
6 19.73 C10H18O 154 Isomenthone 1.45 oxygenated monoterpenes
7 19.83 C10H20O 156 neo-Menthol 1.89 oxygenated monoterpenes
8 20.48 C10H20O 156 Menthol 66.04 oxygenated monoterpenes
9 20.75 C10H20O 156 Isomenthol 0.2 oxygenated monoterpenes
10 23.69 C10H16O 152 Piperitone 1.47 oxygenated monoterpenes
11 25.26 C10H22O2 204 Menthyl acetate 22.19 oxygenated monoterpenes
12 29.15 C15H24 204 Caryophyllene 0.59 hydrocarbon sesquiterpenes
13 33.32 C15H24O 220 Caryophyllene oxide 0.31 oxygenated sesquiterpenes

RT: Retention times (minutes).