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Antibacterial and antifungal activity of essential oils of Mentha suaveolens.
Phytother Res. 2002 Dec; 16(8):727-31.PR

Abstract

The essential oils (EO) of Mentha suaveolens, a wild Labiatae, which grows in several regions in Morocco, were characterized and their antimicrobial activity assessed. The main aromatic constituents of this plant, as characterized by IR, NMR and MS studies, were pulegone, piperitenone oxide (PEO) and piperitone oxide (PO) occurring in different amounts depending on the subspecies. These constituents as well as a series of other aromatic products such as carvone, limonene and menthone, were tested for their antimicrobial activity against 19 bacteria including Gram-positive and Gram-negative and against three fungi, using solid phase and microtitration assays. Pulegone-rich essential oil inhibited efficiently all the micro-organisms tested with MICs ranging between 0.69 and 2.77 ppm. Among the components from Mentha suaveolens EO, pulegone was the most effective against the tested microorganisms, followed by PEO and PO. The structure-activity relationship is discussed on the basis of the activity of the other aromatic derivatives tested such as carvone, limonene, menthone and the profile of the essential oils of Mentha suaveolens was compared with other Mentha species.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Oumzil H
Laboratoire de Biochimie-Immunologie, Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Rabat, Morocco.
Ghoulami S
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Rhajaoui M
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Ilidrissi A
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Fkih-Tetouani S
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Faid M
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Benjouad A
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MeSH

Anti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsAntifungal AgentsCyclohexane MonoterpenesFlowering TopsFungiGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryGram-Negative BacteriaGram-Positive BacteriaHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMenthaMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMonoterpenesPhytotherapyPlant OilsStructure-Activity Relationship

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

12458474

Citation

Oumzil, H, et al. "Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Essential Oils of Mentha Suaveolens." Phytotherapy Research : PTR, vol. 16, no. 8, 2002, pp. 727-31.
Oumzil H, Ghoulami S, Rhajaoui M, et al. Antibacterial and antifungal activity of essential oils of Mentha suaveolens. Phytother Res. 2002;16(8):727-31.
Oumzil, H., Ghoulami, S., Rhajaoui, M., Ilidrissi, A., Fkih-Tetouani, S., Faid, M., & Benjouad, A. (2002). Antibacterial and antifungal activity of essential oils of Mentha suaveolens. Phytotherapy Research : PTR, 16(8), 727-31.
Oumzil H, et al. Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Essential Oils of Mentha Suaveolens. Phytother Res. 2002;16(8):727-31. PubMed PMID: 12458474.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Antibacterial and antifungal activity of essential oils of Mentha suaveolens. AU - Oumzil,H, AU - Ghoulami,S, AU - Rhajaoui,M, AU - Ilidrissi,A, AU - Fkih-Tetouani,S, AU - Faid,M, AU - Benjouad,A, PY - 2002/11/30/pubmed PY - 2003/1/31/medline PY - 2002/11/30/entrez SP - 727 EP - 31 JF - Phytotherapy research : PTR JO - Phytother Res VL - 16 IS - 8 N2 - The essential oils (EO) of Mentha suaveolens, a wild Labiatae, which grows in several regions in Morocco, were characterized and their antimicrobial activity assessed. The main aromatic constituents of this plant, as characterized by IR, NMR and MS studies, were pulegone, piperitenone oxide (PEO) and piperitone oxide (PO) occurring in different amounts depending on the subspecies. These constituents as well as a series of other aromatic products such as carvone, limonene and menthone, were tested for their antimicrobial activity against 19 bacteria including Gram-positive and Gram-negative and against three fungi, using solid phase and microtitration assays. Pulegone-rich essential oil inhibited efficiently all the micro-organisms tested with MICs ranging between 0.69 and 2.77 ppm. Among the components from Mentha suaveolens EO, pulegone was the most effective against the tested microorganisms, followed by PEO and PO. The structure-activity relationship is discussed on the basis of the activity of the other aromatic derivatives tested such as carvone, limonene, menthone and the profile of the essential oils of Mentha suaveolens was compared with other Mentha species. SN - 0951-418X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/12458474/Antibacterial_and_antifungal_activity_of_essential_oils_of_Mentha_suaveolens_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -