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The aim of this work is to assess the morphological characteristics and parameters of biomass production, such as fresh and dry matter weight (FMW and DMW, g/plant), yield of dry matter (YDM) in terms of ton/ha, essential oil content (EOC, mL/100 g) and yield of essential oils (YEO) expressed as L/ha of the following plants Salvia verbenaca, Salvia argentea, Salvia lavandulifolia, Salvia pratensis, Salvia sclarea, Salvia triloba and Salvia officinalis. Except for Salvia argentea (S2) all other species have adapted to the south Brazilian climate conditions, with morphological differences among the species evaluated. In terms of DMW and YDM, S. officinalis was found to be the most productive species with 445.83 g/plant and 11.14 ton/ha. The higher essential oil content and yield was observed for S. officinalis, affording 1.99 mL/100 g and 221.74 L/ha, respectively. Chemical characterisation of the essential oils obtained from hydrodistillation was performed through GC and GC/MSD analyses, which revealed for most of the species studied, α e β-thujone, camphor and 1,8-cineole as major compounds, apart from S. sclarea, for which linalool, linalyl acetate and α-terpineol were the major components.

RESUMO: Propriedades antioxidantes de óleos essenciais de espécies deMentha evidenciadas por métodos eletroquímicos. Neste trabalho foram determinadas as capacidades antioxidantes dos óleos extraídos de Mentha spicata L., Mentha x gentilis L., Mentha crispa L., Mentha piperita L. e Mentha x piperita L. pelo método da voltametria de pulso diferencial. Esta determinação baseou-se na diminuição do valor limite da corrente de eletrorredução do oxigênio, a partir do qual foi possível calcular o valor da capacidade antioxidante (K) destas espécies. A espécie que apresentou o maior valor de K foi a M. x gentilis L. Os dados experimentais obtidos por voltametria cíclica indicaram a interação entre a superfície do eletrodo de platina e os componentes ativos presentes nos óleos essenciais. Uma metodologia simples para a determinação da habilidade quelante dos componentes ativos dos óleos essenciais em relação ao Fe (II) também é apresentada. Palavras-chave: capacidade antioxidante, óleo essencial, Mentha, habilidade quelante do Fe (II)ABSTRACT: The antioxidant capacity of essential oils of Mentha spicata L., Mentha x gentilis L., Mentha crispa L., Mentha piperita L. and Mentha x piperita L. was determined by using differential pulse voltammetry. This assay was based on the reduction in the limiting current value of the oxygen electroreduction, which was used to calculate the antioxidant capacity (K) of these species. The species M. x gentilis L. had the highest K value. Cyclic voltammetry experiments confirmed the interaction between the electrode surface and the active compounds present in the essential oils. A simple electrochemical method for determining the ability of active compounds to chelate Fe (II) is proposed.