eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2016-01-30 3 2 43 48 5494 article A. Ashnagar 1 N. Gharib Naseri 2 N. Rezaei 1 School of Pharmacy, Ahwaz Jundi Shapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz (Iran) Ahwaz Faculty of Petroleum Engineering, Petroleum University of Technology, Ahwaz (Iran) Spearmint is grown for its aromatic and carminative oil, referred to as oil of spearmint. The main constituents of the essential oil obtained by hydrodistilltion of spearmint plant (Mentha viridis) grown in the city of Ahwaz, Iran, were isolated, purified and their chemical structures were determined by using various spectroscopic techniques. (-)- Carvone [(2-Methyl-5-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-one)] and Limonene [(1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene)] were the major components. GC-MS analysis of the essential oil revealed 17 components with Carvone as the most abundant constituents. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol4no1/isolation-and-identification-of-the-major-chemical-components-found-in-spearmint-leaves-mentha-viridis-grown-in-ahwaz-city-iran/ Spearmint; Mentha viridis; Carvone; limonene; Phellandrene; dihydrocarveol acetate