scholarly journals Stabilizing corn oil using the lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) antioxidants extracted by subcritical water

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 695-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Farahmandfar ◽  
Mohammad Hossein Naeli ◽  
Mehdi Naderi ◽  
Maryam Asnaashari
Keyword(s):  
Corn Oil ◽  
Subcritical Water ◽  
Melissa Officinalis ◽  
Lemon Balm

scholarly journals Plant Extract Valorization of Melissa officinalis L. for Agroindustrial Purposes through Their Biochemical Properties and Biological Activities

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Mouna Souihi ◽  
Rayda Ben Ayed ◽  
Imen Trabelsi ◽  
Marwa Khammassi ◽  
Nadia Ben Brahim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Biochemical Properties ◽  
Major Constituent ◽  
Allelopathic Effect ◽  
Melissa Officinalis ◽  
Lemon Balm ◽  
The North ◽  
Germacrene D ◽  
Leaf Essential Oil

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) is one of the rare medicinal plants in Tunisia. It was found only in two sites in the north of Tunisia with a small number of plants. The study of germination under the NaCl and PEG effect showed that Tunisian lemon balm seeds were sensitive to saline and osmotic stress. Morphological and biochemical characterizations of Tunisian M. officinalis were performed. Results showed that the Tunisian populations presented plants with long, broad leaves and weak branching. The major constituent in leaf essential oil was germacrene-D with a percentage ranging from 29.17 to 24.6%, and the major fatty acids were polyunsaturated fatty acids, linoleic acid, ranging from 73.93 to 66.74%. The phenolic content of M. officinalis extract varied significantly among origins which could explain the high variation in antiradical scavenging activity. The evaluation of allelopathic activities showed that the extract of the lemon balm leaves presented an allelopathic effect with the majority of the tested seeds.

scholarly journals Seed production of lemon balm and the quality of its seeds in the middle of the Volga region

2019 ◽  
pp. 34-36
Author(s):  
Ilya Alexandrovich Khapugin
Keyword(s):  
Seed Production ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Melissa Officinalis ◽  
Seed Productivity ◽  
Lemon Balm ◽  
Maximum Productivity ◽  
Scale Experiment

The influence of mineral fertilizers on seed productivity and quality of obtained seeds of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) was studied in the field small-scale experiment under conditions of unstable moistening of the Mordovia Republic. As a result, it was found that seed productivity varied depending on weather conditions and the types of fertilizers introduced. It was shown that the maximum productivity of Melissa officinalis plants was on the variant with the use of phosphorus-potassium fertilizers at a dose of P60K90 (71.2±78.5 g/m2 in 2017 and 48.8±4.3 g/m2 in 2018), while it exceeded the control variant by 74-91 %. The total germination of seeds of Melissa officinalis practically did not change over the years, and was in the range of 37-39 %. Separation of seeds according to the degree of aging allowed to increase germination 11.4-13.3 %.  

scholarly journals Effects of Drying Temperature on Antioxidant Activity of Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) Leaves

2008 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 293-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chizuko Yukizaki ◽  
Miho Sakai ◽  
Taeko Kosaka ◽  
Masumi Dozono ◽  
Masanobu Sakono ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Melissa Officinalis ◽  
Lemon Balm ◽  
Drying Temperature

Flavonoids and Phenolic Acids in Methanolic Extracts, Infusions and Tinctures from Commercial Samples of Lemon Balm

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1501000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Arceusz ◽  
Marek Wesolowski ◽  
Beata Ulewicz-Magulska
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Phenolic Acids ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Hierarchical Cluster ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Melissa Officinalis ◽  
Lemon Balm ◽  
Biochemical Pathways ◽  
Methanolic Extracts ◽  
Principal Component Analyses

The aim of this study was to quantify the levels of flavonoids (rutin, myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol) and phenolic acids (gallic, p-coumaric, rosmarinic, syringic, caffeic, chlorogenic, ellagic, ferulic) in lemon balm ( Melissa officinalis L.) commonly used as a culinary, aromatic and medicinal herb. A rapid and reliable HPLC procedure was developed to determine the phenolic compounds in methanolic extracts, infusions and tinctures prepared from lemon balm. Except for myricetin and quercetin, as well as ellagic, gallic and rosmarinic acids, higher levels of the analytes under study were determined in the methanolic extracts (up to 22 mg/g of dry weight, DW), than in infusions (up to 5 mg/g DW). Tinctures were the poorest in flavonoids and phenolic acids (below 550 μg/g DW), except for ellagic and rosmarinic acids, which were quantified in tinctures at higher levels (mg/g DW). To sum up, the flavonoids were extracted more effectively in the infusions and tinctures than the phenolic acids. Statistically significant correlations were found between phenolic acids, possibly owing to similar biochemical pathways of the compounds. The hierarchical cluster and principal component analyses have also shown that the samples of lemon balm could be differentiated based on the levels of flavonoids and phenolic acids.

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