Comparative analysis of chemical composition of Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds (original) (raw)
Related papers
Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Mentha Species
InTech eBooks, 2017
The genus Mentha L. (Lamiaceae) is distributed all over the world and can be found in many environments. Mentha species, one of the world's oldest and most popular herbs, are widely used in cooking, in cosmetics, and as alternative or complementary therapy, mainly for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders like flatulence, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and ulcerative colitis. Furthermore, it is well documented that the essential oil and extracts of Mentha species possess antimicrobial, fungicidal, antiviral, insecticidal, and antioxidant properties. The economic importance of mints is also evident; mint oil and its constituents and derivatives are used as flavoring agents throughout the world in food, pharmaceutical, herbal, perfumery, and flavoring industry. To provide a scientific basis for their traditional uses, several studies have been conducted to determine the chemical composition of mints and assess their biological activities. This chapter describes the therapeutic effects and uses of Mentha species and their constituents, particularly essential oils and phenolic compounds; some additional biological activities will also be considered.
Chemical Composition of Essential Oil of Mentha Longifolia L. Subsp. Longifolia Growing Wild
2017
The essential oil of Mentha longifolia L., is very important to some culinary usage and antimicrobial activity. The essential oil of Mentha longifolia subsp. longifolia growing in the Bahçesaray area (Van Province, Turkey) was studied. This study designed for determine of essential oil constituent Mentha longifolia subsp. longifolia that collected from wild area. Mint leaves sample essential oils obtained by hydro distillation and essential oil components were determined using GC-MS. The main component of wild grown Mentha longifolia subsp. longifolia was Menthone (19.31%). Second one and others were Pulegone (12.42%), Piperitone (11.05%), Dihydrocarvon (8.32%), Limonene (6.1%), 3-Terpinolenone (5.66%), 1,8-Cineole (4.37%), Germacrene D (3.38%) and Caryopyllene (3.19%), respectively.
Phenolic Compounds and Biological Activity of Selected Mentha Species
Plants
Mentha species are widely used as food, medicine, spices, and flavoring agents. Thus, chemical composition is an important parameter for assessing the quality of mints. In general, the contents of menthol, menthone, eucalyptol, and limonene comprise one of the major parameters for assessing the quality of commercially important mints. Building further on the phytochemical characterization of the quality of Mentha species, this work was focused on the composition of phenolic compounds in methanolic extracts. Thirteen Mentha species were grown under the same environmental conditions, and their methanolic extracts were subjected to the LC–MS/MS (liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry) profiling of phenolics and the testing their biological activities, i.e., antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibition activities, which are important features for the cosmetic industry. The total phenolic content (TPC) ranged from 14.81 ± 1.09 mg GAE (gallic acid equivalents)/g for Mentha cervina to 58....
Phytochemical Composition of Mint (Mentha), its Nutritional and Pharmacological Potential
Lahore Garrison University Journal of Life Sciences
Current studies were made to investigate the phytochemical, nutritional and medicinal importance of the mint plant. Mint plantgenerally contains menthol (40.7%), menthone (23.4%), methylacetate (0.7-23%), eucalyptol (1-13%), carveol (0.31%), piperitone (3.20%) and fiber (1.75%±0.1). The important nutritional contents include iron (0.262%), calcium (0.158%), phytic acid (0.00092%), proteins (0.6%), vitamin E (9.89±0.15%), ascorbic acid (0.96±0.06%) and axerophthol (0.426±0.05%). Mint is one of most familiar plants that iswidely cultivated throughout the planet. The plant finds immense importance in the pharmaceutical and food industry. The plant also finds colossal applicationsas antimicrobial,n anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory agent. The promising capability of the plant towards the field of therapeutic drugs development has been widely investigated.
Phytochemicals, antioxidant activity and essential oil components of Mentha longifolia genotypes
Mentha longifolia is one of the most important aromatic and native plants of Iran and has a wide range of applications in the pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries. In the present study, the phytochemicals and essential oil components, and antioxidant activity of 30 genotypes of M. longifolia were studied. The maximum amount of chlorophyll a (0.40 mg g− 1 DW), chlorophyll b (0.23 mg g− 1 DW) and total carotenoid content (18.59 µg g− 1 DW) were obtained in G26, while beta carotene (0.026 µg g− 1 DW) was obtained in G27. Total phenol content, flavonoid content and antioxidant activity by DPPH method ranged between 5.97–16.06 mg GAE g− 1 DW, 0.59–3.60 mg quercetin g− 1 DW and 3.34–15.72 mg AAE g− 1 DW, respectively. The highest levels of total anthocyanin content (9.30 µmol g− 1 DW) and soluble carbohydrate content (2.01 mg g− 1 DW) were recorded in G10 and G29, respectively. GC-MS analysis revealed that piperitenone oxide (from1.17 to 69.12%), pulegone (from 2.97 to 67.82%), ci...
The content of phenolic compounds in underground and aerial parts of different Mentha species
Acta Facultatis Pharmaceuticae Universitatis Comenianae, 2012
The content of phenolic compounds in underground and aerial parts of different Mentha speciesMentha L., the genus belonging to family Lamiaceae, subfamily Nepetoidae, has high commercial importance in the pharmacy as well as in food industry. Mints are available in all five continents and are important sources of each traditional medicine in the prevention and therapy of plenty of diseases. The most active compounds are essential oil and polyphenols. In the past the secondary metabolites in aerial parts were examined, but there is no evidence about the determination of secondary metabolites in underground parts of mints. Therefore the object of this work was to determine the content of phenolic compounds (total hydroxycinnamic derivatives (THD) and flavonoids) of methanol extracts of rhizomes of different Mentha L. and their comparison with leaves extracts. The contents of secondary metabolites were determined using spectrophotometric methods of Slovak Pharmacopoeia. We have detecte...
Chemical Composition and Therapeutic Effect of Mentha Species on Human Physiology
Scholars Bulletin, 2022
Plants are rich in phytochemical compounds that offer a source of dietary ingredients used to treat various ailments and problems. Among medicinal plants, mint (Mentha species) exhibits multiple health beneficial properties, such as prevention from cancer development and anti-obesity, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and cardioprotective effects, as a result of its antioxidant potential, combined with low toxicity and high efficacy. Essential oils from mint have also been found to exert antibacterial activities. Using fresh mint and other herbs and spices in cooking can help a person add flavor while reducing their sodium and sugar intake.
2013
Mentha is common named (Mentha Longifolia L. ( belongs to Lamiaceae family. Grows as wild in various regions of Iran. The aerial parts of plant collected from two provinces of Iran were analyzed by using GC/MS. The 37 and 33 compounds were identified in dried aerial parts Isfahan and Lorstan province, respectively. The major components in Karkas mountain, Isfahan province were; 1,8-Cineole (15.58%), Piperitenone oxide (15.05%), Pulegone (9.58%) and Sabinen (9.52%). The major components in Gahar, Lorstan province were; p-Mentha-3,8-diene (10.531%), 2,6- Dimethyl-2,4,6-oc tatriene (10.132%), Sabinene (6.98%), β-Caryophyllene (6.971%), Piperitone oxide (6.77%) and Pulegone (6.60%). In conclusion, ecotypes collected from Isfahan province showed higher amounts of the components than Lorestan. Therefore, selection from ecotypes belong to Isfahan province have higher genetic gain than Lorestan ecotype.
The Wonderful Activities of the Genus Mentha: Not Only Antioxidant Properties
Molecules
Medicinal plants and their derived compounds have drawn the attention of researchers due to their considerable impact on human health. Among medicinal plants, mint (Mentha species) exhibits multiple health beneficial properties, such as prevention from cancer development and anti-obesity, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and cardioprotective effects, as a result of its antioxidant potential, combined with low toxicity and high efficacy. Mentha species are widely used in savory dishes, food, beverages, and confectionary products. Phytochemicals derived from mint also showed anticancer activity against different types of human cancers such as cervix, lung, breast and many others. Mint essential oils show a great cytotoxicity potential, by modulating MAPK and PI3k/Akt pathways; they also induce apoptosis, suppress invasion and migration potential of cancer cells lines along with cell cycle arrest, upregulation of Bax and p53 genes, modulation of TNF, IL-6, IFN-γ, IL-8, ...