Seasonal variability of the main components in essential oil of Mentha × piperita L.

2014 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 621-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Grulova ◽  
Laura De Martino ◽  
Emilia Mancini ◽  
Ivan Salamon ◽  
Vincenzo De Feo
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Seasonal Variability ◽  
Mentha Piperita ◽  
Main Components

scholarly journals Comparative Chemical Analysis of Mentha piperita and M. spicata and a Fast Assessment of Commercial Peppermint Teas

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1601100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihaela Buleandra ◽  
Eliza Oprea ◽  
Dana Elena Popa ◽  
Iulia Gabriela David ◽  
Zenovia Moldovan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Analysis ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Volatile Compounds ◽  
Headspace Analysis ◽  
Mentha Piperita ◽  
Volatile Profile ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Headspace Gc

The hydrodistilled essential oils and volatile compounds (by static headspaces technique) of Mentha piperita L. and M. spicata L. were characterized by GC-MS. Headspace analysis of Mentha piperita revealed the existence of menthone (25.4%), 1,8-cineole (17.7%) and menthol (12.1%) as the main components, while the essential oil contained high amounts of menthol (46.8%) and menthone (25.6%). By contrast, headspace analysis of M spicata showed a high content of limonene (37.0%) together with carvone (13.0%), β-pinene (10.4%) and α-pinene (9.8%), while the essential oil was reach in carvone (51.7%), dihydrocarveol (11.5%) and cis-dihydrocarvone (9.1%). Eleven samples of peppermint tea available on the Romanian market were analysed by headspace GC-MS. The volatile profile of the tea samples was compared with that of Mentha piperita L. and certain differences were emphasized and discussed.

scholarly journals Impact of effective microorganisms on weed infestation and yield of peppermint cultivated on muck-peat soil

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Borowy ◽  
Magdalena Kapłan ◽  
Marcela Krawiec
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Poa Pratensis ◽  
Peat Soil ◽  
Mentha Piperita ◽  
Oil Composition ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Stellaria Media ◽  
Effective Microorganisms ◽  
Senecio Vulgaris ◽  
Main Components

Peppermint (<em>Mentha ×piperita</em> L.) rootstock cuttings with 9–11 internodes were planted on April 10, 2014 in rows 50 cm apart and with 25-cm distance in the row, on well fertilized muck-peat soil containing 82.1% of organic matter with a pH of 5.9. Peppermint plants were sprayed once with an activated EM-1 preparation, then on two or three further occasions as follows: at 10 cm height (May 10), at branching stage (May 29), and during rapid growth (June 19). EM did not affect peppermint growth or yield. Yields of the fresh and dry herb were high (means: 15,563 and 2,661 kg ha<sup>−1</sup>, respectively) and characterized by a medium (1.85–1.90%) essential oil content in the dry herb. Twenty-nine compounds were identified in the oil and its main components were menthol (53.1–58.5%), menthone (14.6–16.8%), isomenthone (6.3–6.7%), menthyl acetate (4.0–5.0%), germacrene D (2.3–3.4%), ß-caryophyllene (1.8–2.4%), viridiflorol (1.5–2.3%), and 1,8-cyneole (0.3–3.7%). EM did not affect the content of essential oil in the dry herb or the oil composition (except for 1,8-cyneole). Thirty-four days after planting, 22 weed species grew in the experimental plots and the dominant were common meadow grass (<em>Poa pratensis</em> L.) accounting for 20% of total weed population, annual meadow grass (<em>Poa annua</em> L.) 17%, common chickweed [<em>Stellaria media</em> (L.) Vill.] 20%, creeping yellowcress [<em>Rorippa sylvestris</em> (L.) Besser] 8%, hairy galinsoga [<em>Galinsoga ciliata</em> (Raf.) S. F. Blake] 7%, gallant soldiers (<em>Galinsoga parviflora</em> Cav.) 6%, Canadian horseweed [<em>Conyza canadensis</em> (L.) Cronq.] 6%, common groundsel (<em>Senecio vulgaris</em> L.) 5%, and annual nettle (<em>Urtica urens</em> L.) 5%. Other species occurred sporadically. The total number and fresh weight of weeds growing on 1 m<sup>2</sup> were 412 and 246 g on plots treated with EM and 389 and 227 g on control plots, respectively, but the differences were not statistically significant.

scholarly journals Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil of Menthae piperitae L.

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Željka Marjanović-Balaban ◽  
Ljiljana Stanojević ◽  
Vesna Kalaba ◽  
Jelena Stanojević ◽  
Dragan Cvetković ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Mentha Piperita ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Peppermint Oil ◽  
Future Potential ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Banja Luka

The subject of this study was the examination of the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of peppermint oil (Menthae piperitae L.), that was produced from the plant collected from the plantation in the city of Banja Luka. To examine the chemical composition of the Mentha piperita essential oil we used the GC-FID method. On it’s chromatogram it was clearly shown that the main components of the oil were menthole with the content of 43.66%, menthone 20.02%, iso-menthone 7.73%, following by 1,8-cineole with a percentage of 6.49% and menthil-acetate with 3.31%. The content of the previously mentioned components were all in accordance with the suggestions made by Ph.Eur 8.0. For the purpose of examination antimicrobial activity of the peppermint oil we used agar diffusion method. The results have shown that etheric oil of Menthae piperitae reflects very good antimicrobial activity on all bacterial cultures that we used in this study. The inhibiton zones moved from 12 mm for Pseudomonas aeruginosa to 37.66 mm for Staphylococcus aureus. Such an outcome of our study, and many others from all around the world, indicates the future potential use of peppermint oil in the treatment of bacterial infections, maybe even lowering the use of antibiotics.

scholarly journals Behavioral and Antennal Responses of Tribolium confusum to Varronia globosa Essential Oil and Its Main Constituents: Perspective for Their Use as Repellent

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (15) ◽  
pp. 4393
Author(s):  
Cesar Auguste Badji ◽  
Jean Dorland ◽  
Lynda Kheloul ◽  
Dimitri Bréard ◽  
Pascal Richomme ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Tribolium Confusum ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Synthetic Chemicals ◽  
Stored Product Pest ◽  
Indigenous Plant ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Electroantennogram Recordings ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Main Component

Essential oils of aromatic plants represent an alternative to classical pest control with synthetic chemicals. They are especially promising for the alternative control of stored product pest insects. Here, we tested behavioral and electrophysiological responses of the stored product pest Tribolium confusum, to the essential oil of a Brazilian indigenous plant, Varronia globosa, collected in the Caatinga ecosystem. We analyzed the essential oil by GC-MS, tested the effects of the entire oil and its major components on the behavior of individual beetles in a four-way olfactometer, and investigated responses to these stimuli in electroantennogram recordings (EAG). We could identify 25 constituents in the essential oil of V. globosa, with anethole, caryophyllene and spathulenole as main components. The oil and its main component anethole had repellent effects already at low doses, whereas caryophyllene had only a repellent effect at a high dose. In addition, the essential oil abolished the attractive effect of the T. confusum aggregation pheromone. EAG recordings revealed dose-dependent responses to the individual components and increasing responses to the blend and even more to the entire oil. Our study reveals the potential of anethole and the essential oil of V. globosa in the management of stored product pests.

scholarly journals Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Properties of Mentha × piperita cv. ‘Kristinka’ Essential Oil

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1567
Author(s):  
Ippolito Camele ◽  
Daniela Gruľová ◽  
Hazem S. Elshafie
Keyword(s):  
Antifungal Activity ◽  
Xanthomonas Campestris ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Cell Membrane Permeability ◽  
Penicillium Expansum ◽  
Mentha Piperita ◽  
Plant Essential Oils ◽  
Main Components

Several economically important crops, fruits and vegetables are susceptible to infection by pathogenic fungi and/or bacteria postharvest or in field. Recently, plant essential oils (EOs) extracted from different medicinal and officinal plants have had promising antimicrobial effects against phytopathogens. In the present study, the potential microbicide activity of Mentha × piperita cv. ‘Kristinka’ (peppermint) EO and its main constituents have been evaluated against some common phytopathogens. In addition, the cell membrane permeability of the tested fungi and the minimum fungicidal concentrations were measured. The antifungal activity was tested against the following postharvest fungi: Botrytis cinerea, Monilinia fructicola, Penicillium expansum and Aspergillus niger, whereas antibacterial activity was evaluated against Clavibacter michiganensis, Xanthomonas campestris, Pseudomonas savastanoi and P. syringae pv. phaseolicola. The chemical analysis has been carried out using GC-MS and the main components were identified as menthol (70.08%) and menthone (14.49%) followed by limonene (4.32%), menthyl acetate (3.76%) and β-caryophyllene (2.96%). The results show that the tested EO has promising antifungal activity against all tested fungi, whereas they demonstrated only a moderate antibacterial effect against some of the tested bacteria.

scholarly journals Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil from Flowers of Eryngium triquetrum (Apiaceae) Collected Wild in Sicily

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1601100
Author(s):  
Simona Casiglia ◽  
Maurizio Bruno ◽  
Sergio Rosselli ◽  
Felice Senatore
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Antifungal Activities ◽  
Antibacterial And Antifungal Activities ◽  
Art Works ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Antibacterial And Antifungal ◽  
Historical Art

The chemical composition of the essential oil from flowers of Eringium triquetrum Vahl. collected in Sicily was evaluated by GC and GC-MS. The main components were pulegone (50.6%), piperitenone (30.5%) and menthone (7.0%). Comparison of this oil with other studied oils of Eringium species is discussed. The oil showed good antibacterial and antifungal activities against some microorganisms that infest historical art works.

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