The glycosides of volatile compounds and the essential oil were isolated from wild
Mentha longifolia. After the enzymatic hydrolysis of glycosides, fourteen volatile aglycones were identified by GC/MS. The main aglycones were eugenol, 2-phenylethanol, benzyl alcohol, lavandulol, trans- and cis-carveol, 3-octanol, and 3-hexen-1-ol. The content of aglycones was 40.85 mg kg
-1 of dried plant material. The main components of the essential oil (yield 0.93 w/w) were carvone, piperitenone oxide, limonene, and

-caryophyllene. Eugenol, carveol, 3-octanol, and

-terpineol were identified in the aglycones and in the essential oil.
Mentha longifolia L. Hudson - essential oil - glycosidically bound volatiles - GC/MS analysis