Enantioselective GC Analysis of C3–Oxygenated p-Menthane type Indian Mentha Spicata var. Viridis ‘Ganga’ Essential Oil

Essential oil of Mentha spicata L. var. viridis ‘Ganga’, an indigenously developed variety, was chemically profiled using various gas chromatographic techniques. Piperitenone oxide was characterized as the most exclusive constituent (69.7%) along with a new C3–oxygenated p-menthane alcohol, diosphenolene (1.6%). Enantiomeric discrimination revealed (4 S)-(-)-limonene, ( R)-(-)-linalool and (1 S,2 S)-(+)-piperitenone oxide as predominant enantiomers. The oil contained mainly C3–oxygenated p-menthane monoterpenoids, which are distinctive of peppermint, instead of the characteristic C6–oxygenated class of spearmint. The present findings will aid in understanding the pathway and cause of C3-oxygenation in a spearmint taxon. The essential oil and pure piperitenone oxide showed growth inhibiting properties and thus, may be utilized in antifungal preparations for disease management of medicinal and aromatic plants.

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The Effect of Auxin and Auxin-Producing Bacteria on the Growth, Essential Oil Yield, and Composition in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Current Microbiology ◽

10.1007/s00284-020-01917-4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 77 (4) ◽

pp. 564-577 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ramazan Çakmakçı ◽

Goltay Mosber ◽

Ada Hazal Milton ◽

Fırat Alatürk ◽

Baboo Ali

Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Oil Yield ◽

Aromatic Plants ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽

Essential Oil Yield

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Antioxidant Activity, Phenolic Content, and Peroxide Value of Essential Oil and Extracts of Some Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Used as Condiments and Herbal Teas in Turkey

Journal of Medicinal Food ◽

10.1089/jmf.2008.0062 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 198-202 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Mehmet Musa Özcan ◽

Özcan Erel ◽

Emine Etöz Herken

Keyword(s):

Antioxidant Activity ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Peroxide Value ◽

Phenolic Content ◽

Aromatic Plants ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants

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Chemical Variability of Essential Oils from Zanthoxylum leprieurii Guill. et Perr (Rutaceae) According to Plant Organs

Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research ◽

10.9734/ajacr/2020/v5i130124 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 18-25

Author(s):

Yoro Tine ◽

Alioune Diallo ◽

William Diatta ◽

Jean-Marie Desjobert ◽

Jean Costa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Pharmaceutical Products ◽

Essential Oil Composition ◽

Aromatic Plants ◽

Oil Composition ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽

Plant Organs ◽

Chemical Variability ◽

Germacrene D

Zanthoxylum leprieurii belonging to Rutaceae family, is a medicinal and aromatic plants widely used in ethnopharmacology. Like other plants of Rutaceae family such as Citrus sp., the essential oils of this species could be used in cosmetic and pharmaceutical products. Thus, the essential oils of Z. leprieurii from different plant organs (fruit, leaf, stem and root) were investigated by using GC and GC-MS. The volatile composition of Z. leprieurii fruits exhibited relative high amounts of hydrocarbons monoterpenes (90.9%) such as (E)-β-ocimene (50.9%) and a-pinene (30.4%). The chemical composition of fruit oils was compared with volatile fractions of leaves, stems and roots from the same plant station. Germacrene B (9.0%), b-phellandrene (7.6%), caryophyllene oxide (7.2%) and b-caryophyllene (5.3%) were identified as the major constituents of leaves whereas the essential oil composition of the roots dominated by sesquiterpenes (83.3%) such as germacrone (23.5%), germacrene B (19.1%), g-elemene (6.0%), elemenone (4.0%) and b-elemene (2.4%) in the essential oil of the stems, b-Phellandrene (12.7%), germacrene B (5.0%), germacrene D (4.7%) and cis-9-Octadecen-1-ol (4.6%) have been reported as majority compounds.

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Conventional Genetic Improvement Methods in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: A Review

International Journal of Economic Plants ◽

10.23910/2/2020.0382 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 156-161

Author(s):

Ravi Bhardwaj ◽

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Kamal Sharma ◽

Dushyant Kumar Sharma ◽

Prem Prakash ◽

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Keyword(s):

Genetic Improvement ◽

Artemisia Annua ◽

Thymus Vulgaris ◽

Selection Methods ◽

Aromatic Plants ◽

Biotic And Abiotic Stress ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽

Mentha Spicata ◽

Early Maturity ◽

Improved Cultivars

The collection of medicinal and aromatic plants from the wild has been declining during the last decade; therefore it is necessary to develop highly productive cultivars, combined with appropriate cultivation and intensive agricultural techniques. Majority of the improved cultivars of medicinal and aromatic plants under cultivation have been created by conventional selection methods including individual, mass or special selection methods. Furthermore, outstanding results have been reported through hybridization and mutation. Highly productive cultivars of Mentha spicata, Ocimum americanum and Salvia officinalis have been developed through selection. Improved strains of Cymbopogon flexuosus, Melissa officinalis, Solanum laciniatum and Thymus vulagaris through intraspecific crossing resulting in changes in their active agents have been developed. Mutation breeding using physical and chemical mutagens have been successfully employed in Jasminum grandiflorum and Mentha arvensis. Hybrids of Thymus vulgaris and Artemisia annua have been developed through hybridization. According to Directorate of medicinal and aromatic plants research (DMAPR), twenty five new improved varieties of medicinal plants of fourteen species and seven varieties of aromatic plants of six species have been developed under different research institutes and Agricultural Universities in the country. Thus, improved cultivars with useful characters, resistance to biotic and abiotic stress, increased yield and early maturity have been developed through different conventional genetic improvement methods. Also hybrids with increased productivity, wider adaptability, wider application and better resistance to environmental factors have been produced through hybridization.

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Effects of applications of N fertilizers and nitrification inhibitors on dry matter and essential oil yields of Java citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt.)

The Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.1017/s0021859601008966 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 136 (4) ◽

pp. 427-431 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

K. PUTTANNA ◽

N. M. NANJE GOWDA ◽

E. V. S. PRAKASA RAO

Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Oil Content ◽

Nitrification Inhibitors ◽

Aromatic Plants ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽

Field Station ◽

N Dose ◽

High Doses ◽

Aromatic Grass

A field experiment was conducted for 2 years (1993–95) at Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Field Station, Bangalore, India to evaluate the nitrification inhibitors, benzotriazole, o-nitrophenol, m-nitroaniline and dicyandiamide in a perennial aromatic grass, Java citronella. Citronella responded to applications of high doses of nitrogen (300 kg N/ha/year). The interaction between N doses and nitrification inhibitors was significant. Nitrification inhibitors performed better at the highest N dose (450 kg N/ha/year) and the increase in the essential oil yields was to an extent of 27·3 to 34·6% when compared with ‘N alone’ treatment. The nitrification inhibitors also increased the apparent N recoveries by citronella considerably. The oil content in the herb and its quality were not affected by the treatments. The nitrification inhibitors increased citronella yields and improved N economy.

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Tuz Stresinin Nane (Mentha piperita L.)’de Büyüme ile Uçucu Yağ Miktarı ve Bileşenleri Üzerine Etkileri

Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology ◽

10.24925/turjaf.v5i7.757-762.1178 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (7) ◽

pp. 757

Author(s):

Nilgün Göktürk Baydar ◽

Özkan Çoban

Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Oil Content ◽

Essential Oil Composition ◽

Stress Factors ◽

Mentha Piperita ◽

Aromatic Plants ◽

Oil Composition ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

High Concentrations

Peppermint is one of the valuable medicinal and aromatic plants with its powerful flavour and fragrance. Its leaf and essential oil are used in cosmeceuticals, foods, pharmaceutical and personal care products. It is well known that yield and secondary metabolite biosynthesis in the medicinal and aromatic plants are strongly influenced by abiotic stresses. Salinity is also one of the most important stress factors affecting plants. This study was carried out to determine the effect of salt stress on growth, essential oil content and oil constituents in peppermint plants. For this aim, three different concentrations of sodium chloride NaCl (0, 100 and 150 mM) were applied to peppermint plants. As a result of the study it was determined that all of the investigated parameters were significantly affected by NaCl applications. Shoot length, fresh and dry weights of plants and essential oil content decreased in line with the elevating level of NaCl. Besides, NaCl also caused differences in essential oil composition. Menthol and menthone, the main components of the peppermint oil, reduced significantly when NaCl concentration rose to 150 mM. Based on the results, it may be concluded that NaCl especially at high concentrations considerably and negatively affected plant growth, essential oil content and quality of the essential oil.

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Growth and essential oil production by Martianthus leucocephalus grown under the edaphoclimatic conditions of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

Ciência Rural ◽

10.1590/0103-8478cr20150149 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 46 (4) ◽

pp. 593-598

Author(s):

Bianca Oliveira de Azevedo ◽

Lenaldo Muniz de Oliveira ◽

Angélica Maria Lucchese ◽

Daniel de Jesus da Silva ◽

Carlos Alberto da Silva Ledo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Relative Humidity ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Plant Growth ◽

Oil Content ◽

Semiarid Region ◽

Spearman Correlation ◽

Aromatic Plants ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽

Monthly Data ◽

Pharmacological Potential

ABSTRACT: The semiarid region of Brazil holds a great richness of medicinal and aromatic plants with considerable potential for pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic and biopesticide industries. Martianthus leucocephalus (Mart. Ex Benth.) J. F. B. Pastore is endemic to this region, and its essential oils contain a principle compound, isobornyl formate, which demonstrates antimicrobial activity against Bacilus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans. In spite of its significant pharmacological potential, little is known about its growth. In light of the influence of seasonality on plant growth, development, and secondary metabolism, the present study evaluated the growth and essential oil content of M. leucocephalus grown and harvested during different months of the year in the edaphoclimatic conditions of Feira de Santana, Bahia State, Brazil. The experimental design was entirely randomized, with twelve harvesting periods and five replicates. The study acquired monthly data of mean temperatures, relative humidity, rainfall, irradiance, and photoperiod from the National Institute of Meteorology (INMET) and quantified the fresh and dry weights of leaves, flowers and branches, as well as leaf area, and essential oil content. The data were submitted to Spearman correlation analysis and the means were compared using the Scott-Knott test. Total leaf masses and oil contents were higher during periods with longer photoperiods and higher solar irradiance. Rainfall and relative humidity reduced plant growth and essential oil content. Higher total mean dry masses were recorded from September to January (except October), while oil content was higher in March.

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Effectiveness of complex application of organomineral fertilizer EcoFus with the growth regulator Zircon on sage (Salvia officinalis L.)

VEGETABLE CROPS OF RUSSIA ◽

10.18619/2072-9146-2019-6-76-79 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 76-79

Author(s):

N. I. Kovalev ◽

E. L. Malankina

Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Growth Regulator ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Salvia Officinalis ◽

Aromatic Plants ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽

Experimental Part ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

Salvia Officinalis L

Relevance. Meeting the needs of the pharmaceutical industry with essential oil raw materials and natural essential oils is relevant.Methods. The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness the complex application by organomineral fertilizer EcoFys and the growth regulator Zircon on sage (Salvia officinalis L.) in conditions of Non-chernozem zone of the Russian Federation. The experimental part of the work was performed in Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in 2014-2015 by field experiments.Results. It has been established, that integrated application EcoFys and Zircon can increase yield of culture. In addition, it is shown that contain of essential oil in medicinal raw don’t increase and raising collection of essential oil provides only due to higher yield of herb.

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