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Mint is a perennial herb of the Labiatae. The essential oil of mint constitutes one of the most important flavors. It has a wide variety of uses including flavoring toothpastes, mouthwashes, chewing gum, confectionery, and pharmaceutical products. (see Banthorpe 1996).
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Sato, H., Enomoto, S., Oka, S., Hosomi, K., Ito, Y. (1996). Regeneration of Plants from Protoplasts of Mentha piperita L. (Peppermint). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Plant Protoplasts and Genetic Engineering VII. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 38. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09368-9_8
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