Variation in the Extract Composition of Mints of Different Origin Cultivated in Finland

Aflatuni, Abbas; Heikkinen, Kaisa; Tomperi, Päivi; Jalonen, Jorma; Laine, Kari

doi:10.1080/10412905.2000.9699566

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“…Previous investigations on M. piperita oil composition are consistent with our results in which menthol and menthone were found to be the major compounds ( − ). Antimicrobial activities of Peppermint oils have also been previously investigated by different groups ( 7 , 8 , 25 , 27 − 32 ).…”

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Antimicrobial Screening of Mentha piperita Essential Oils

İşcan

Kırımer

Kürkçüoğlu

et al. 2002

J. Agric. Food Chem.

518

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Essential oils of peppermint Mentha piperita L. (Lamiaceae), which are used in flavors, fragrances, and pharmaceuticals, were investigated for their antimicrobial properties against 21 human and plant pathogenic microorganisms. The bioactivity of the oils menthol and menthone was compared using the combination of in vitro techniques such as microdilution, agar diffusion, and bioautography. It was shown that all of the peppermint oils screened strongly inhibited plant pathogenic microorganisms, whereas human pathogens were only moderately inhibited. Chemical compositions of the oils were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Using the bioautography assay, menthol was found to be responsible for the antimicrobial activity of these oils.

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“…have been previously investigated for their essential oil compositions by our group ( , ). Peppermint oil has been the subject of numerous other studies ( − ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Antimicrobial Screening of Mentha piperita Essential Oils

İşcan

Kırımer

Kürkçüoğlu

et al. 2002

J. Agric. Food Chem.

518

256

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“…The EO yields obtained from the openfield grown adult plants were found to be 1.8% v/w and 1.5% for stems and leaves, respectively. Therefore, this Polish mint selection showed an EO production similar to other European no-Mediterranean plant samples (Aflatuni et al, 2000;Stojanova et al, 2000). However, the EO yields dropped to 0.1% v/w in the in vitro plantlets and callus established from the selected Polish M. x piperita.…”

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In vitro production of M. × piperita not containing pulegone and menthofuran.

Bertoli¹,

Leonardi²,

Krzyzanowska³

et al. 2012

Acta Biochim Pol

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The essential oils (EOs) and static headspaces (HSs) of in vitro plantlets and callus of Mentha x piperita were characterized by GC-MS analysis. Leaves were used as explants to induce in vitro plant material. The EO yields of the in vitro biomass were much lower (0.1% v/w) than those of the parent plants (2% v/w). Many typical mint volatiles were emitted by the in vitro production, but the callus and in vitro plantelet EOs were characterized by the lack of both pulegone and menthofuran. This was an important difference between in vitro and in vivo plant material as huge amounts of pulegone and menthofuran may jeopardise the safety of mint essential oil. Regarding the other characteristic volatiles, menthone was present in reduced amounts (2%) in the in vitro plantlets and was not detected in the callus, even if it represented the main constituent of the stem and leaf EOs obtained from the cultivated mint (26% leaves; 33% stems). The M. piperita callus was characterized by menthol (9%) and menthone (2%), while the in vitro plantlet EO showed lower amounts of both these compounds in favour of piperitenone oxide (45%). Therefore, the established callus and in vitro plantlets showed peculiar aromatic profiles characterized by the lack of pulegone and menthofuran which have to be monitored in the mint oil for their toxicity.

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“…It was found that three follow-up years are needed in order to understand better the optimum harvesting time (Aflatuni et al 2000). Previous investigations on M. piperita essential oil composition are consistent with our results in which menthol and menthone were found to be the major compounds (Iscan et al 2002;Soković et al 2009).…”

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Essential Oil Components and Antimicrobial Activity of Peppermint (Mentha Piperita) From Montenegro

Damjanovic-Vratnica¹,

Šuković²,

Perović³

2016

AgricultForest

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SUMMARYChemical composition of the essential oil of Mentha piperita L. (peppermint) from Montenegro was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and its antimicrobial activity was evaluated. GC-MS analysis showed that major components of peppermint oil were menthol (33.15%), menthon (19.61%), 1,8 cineole (6.37%) and methyl acetate (5.63%).Clinically isolated bacteria strains, Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli), were used for the antimicrobial activity tests, and results were compared with peppermint essential oil originated from Spain. The obtained results revealed that the essential oil of M. piperita from Montenegro has rather strong antibacterial activity, especially against Bacillus subtilis. These results confirm the potential use of M. piperita from Montenegro and its essential oil in the medical field as well as in the food industry.

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Variation in the Extract Composition of Mints of Different Origin Cultivated in Finland

Cited by 13 publications

References 6 publications

Antimicrobial Screening of Mentha piperita Essential Oils

Antimicrobial Screening of Mentha piperita Essential Oils

In vitro production of M. × piperita not containing pulegone and menthofuran.

Essential Oil Components and Antimicrobial Activity of Peppermint (Mentha Piperita) From Montenegro

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