European pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) from Portugal: Chemical composition of essential oil and antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of extracts and essential oil

Bárbara Teixeira; António Marques; Cristina Ramos; Irineu Batista; Carmo Serrano; Olívia Matos; Nuno R. Neng; José M.F. Nogueira; Jorge Alexandre Saraiva; Maria Leonor Nunes

doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.08.011

European pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) from Portugal: Chemical composition of essential oil and antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of extracts and essential oil

Bárbara Teixeira
, António Marques
, Cristina Ramos
, Irineu Batista
, Carmo Serrano
, Olívia Matos
, Nuno R. Neng
, José M.F. Nogueira
, Jorge Alexandre Saraiva
, Maria Leonor Nunes

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Abstract

There is a growing interest of industry to replace synthetic chemicals by natural products with bioactive properties from plant origin. The aim of this study was to determine the chemical composition of European pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) essential oil and to characterize the in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of its water (hot and cold) and ethanolic extracts and of the essential oil. The essential oil revealed menthone, pulegone and neo-menthol as the main constituents, comprising 35.9, 23.2 and 9.2% of the essential oil, respectively. The hot water extract exhibited the highest antioxidant activity and phenol content. In contrast, the extracts were not very effective to inhibit the growth of the seven foodborne spoilage and pathogenic bacteria tested, but the essential oil showed antibacterial activity against all bacterial strains. In conclusion, extracts and essential oil of M. pulegium from Mediterranean origin have huge potential as an alternative to chemical additives for the food industry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	81-87
Number of pages	7
Journal	Industrial Crops and Products
Volume	36
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.08.011
Publication status	Published - Mar 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Antimicrobial activity
Antioxidant activity
Essential oil
Ethanol and aqueous extract
European pennyroyal
Mentha pulegium

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Teixeira, B., Marques, A., Ramos, C., Batista, I., Serrano, C., Matos, O., Neng, N. R., Nogueira, J. M. F., Saraiva, J. A., & Nunes, M. L. (2012). European pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) from Portugal: Chemical composition of essential oil and antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of extracts and essential oil. Industrial Crops and Products, 36(1), 81-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.08.011

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