Heat stress affects the yield of medicinal plants and can reduce biomass and/or metabolite production. In order to evaluate the effect of heat-induced stress on the essential oil production in Mentha x piperita L. var. Mitcham (Mitcham mint) and Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Malinv. ex L. H. Bailey (Japanese mint), we studied the chemical composition of the oils of the two mint species under different heat shock stresses in growth chambers. The antibacterial activity of the essential oils was also evaluated; microscopic observation (fluorescence and electron transmission) was used to assess the effect of the tested samples on bacterial growth. The results obtained shed light on the mint essential oils composition and biological activity in relation to heat stress.

Effect of Heat Stress on Yield, Monoterpene Content and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils of Mentha x piperita var. Mitcham and Mentha arvensis var. piperascens / Heydari, Milad; Zanfardino, Anna; Taleei, Alireza; Bushehri, Ali Akbar Shahnejat; Hadian, Javad; Maresca, Viviana; Sorbo, Sergio; di napoli, Michela; Varcamonti, Mario; Basile, Adriana; Rigano, Daniela. - In: MOLECULES. - ISSN 1420-3049. - 23:8(2018), pp. 1903-1915. [10.3390/molecules23081903]

Effect of Heat Stress on Yield, Monoterpene Content and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils of Mentha x piperita var. Mitcham and Mentha arvensis var. piperascens

Zanfardino, Anna;Maresca, Viviana;Sorbo, Sergio;di napoli, michela;Varcamonti, Mario;Basile, Adriana
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Rigano, Daniela
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2018

Abstract

Heat stress affects the yield of medicinal plants and can reduce biomass and/or metabolite production. In order to evaluate the effect of heat-induced stress on the essential oil production in Mentha x piperita L. var. Mitcham (Mitcham mint) and Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Malinv. ex L. H. Bailey (Japanese mint), we studied the chemical composition of the oils of the two mint species under different heat shock stresses in growth chambers. The antibacterial activity of the essential oils was also evaluated; microscopic observation (fluorescence and electron transmission) was used to assess the effect of the tested samples on bacterial growth. The results obtained shed light on the mint essential oils composition and biological activity in relation to heat stress.
2018
Effect of Heat Stress on Yield, Monoterpene Content and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils of Mentha x piperita var. Mitcham and Mentha arvensis var. piperascens / Heydari, Milad; Zanfardino, Anna; Taleei, Alireza; Bushehri, Ali Akbar Shahnejat; Hadian, Javad; Maresca, Viviana; Sorbo, Sergio; di napoli, Michela; Varcamonti, Mario; Basile, Adriana; Rigano, Daniela. - In: MOLECULES. - ISSN 1420-3049. - 23:8(2018), pp. 1903-1915. [10.3390/molecules23081903]
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