Chemical composition, antibacterial and antifungal activities of Saudi Arabian Mentha longifolia L. essential oil

Desam, Nagarjuna Reddy; Al-Rajab, Abdul Jabbar; Sharma, Mukul; Mylabathula, Mary Moses; Gowkanapalli, Ramachandra Reddy; Mohammed, Albratty

doi:10.12980/jclm.5.2017j7-108

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“…The main components in M. spicata, adipic acid 25.82% and piperitone 24.76%, are different than their percentage in M. spicata EO as reported by Bayan and Küsek [61]. Chemical constituents for M. longifolia EO were d-limonene, menthol, menthyl acetate, linalool, and eugenol, with percentages that differ from those reported from GC-MS analysis conducted by Desam et al [62]. This difference in the percentage of single constituents for Mentha EOs may be due to differences in extraction methods or genetic diversity of these plants [63].…”

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Biochemical Characterization, Antifungal Activity, and Relative Gene Expression of Two Mentha Essential Oils Controlling Fusarium oxysporum, the Causal Agent of Lycopersicon esculentum Root Rot

Soliman

Hafez

Al-Kolaibe

et al. 2022

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Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is important food in daily human diets. Root rot disease by Fusarium oxysporum caused huge losses in tomato quality and yield annually. The extensive use of synthetic and chemical fungicides has environmental risks and health problems. Recent studies have pointed out the use of medicinal plant essential oils (EOs) and extracts for controlling fungal diseases. In the current research, Mentha spicata and Mentha longifolia EOs were used in different concentrations to control F. oxysporum. Many active compounds are present in these two EOs such as: thymol, adapic acid, menthol and menthyl acetate. These compounds possess antifungal effect through malformation and degradation of the fungal cell wall. The relative expression levels of distinctly upregulated defense-related WRKY genes (WRKY1, WRKY4, WRKY33 and WRKY53) in seedling root were evaluated as a plant-specific transcription factor (TF) group in different response pathways of abiotic stress. Results showed significant expression levels of WRKY, WRKY53, WRKY33, WRKY1 and WRKY4 genes. An upregulation was observed in defense-related genes such as chitinase and defensin in roots by application EOs under pathogen condition. In conclusion, M. spicata and M. longifolia EOs can be used effectively to control this plant pathogen as sustainable and eco-friendly botanical fungicides.

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Biochemical Characterization, Antifungal Activity, and Relative Gene Expression of Two Mentha Essential Oils Controlling Fusarium oxysporum, the Causal Agent of Lycopersicon esculentum Root Rot

Soliman

Hafez

Al-Kolaibe

et al. 2022

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“…The effective compounds of plants, such as essential oils, are a suitable choice to replace chemical poisons due to their high antifungal potential [ 27 ]. The antifungal potential of M. longifolia essential oil has been proven in many studies [ 28 – 33 ]. The antifungal activity of plant essential oils can vary depending on the type and amount of essential oil constituents [ 34 ].…”

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Phytochemical profile and antifungal activity of essential oils obtained from different Mentha longifolia L. accessions growing wild in Iran and Iraq

Mustafa,

Khorshidi,

Vafaee

et al. 2024

BMC Plant Biol

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Background Mentha longifolia L. is a perennial plant belonging to the Lamiaceae family that has a wide distribution in the world. M. longifolia has many applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries due to its terpenoid and phenolic compounds. The phytochemical profile and biological activity of plants are affected by their genetics and habitat conditions. In the present study, the content, constituents and antifungal activity of the essential oil extracted from 20 accessions of M. longifolia collected from different regions of Iran and Iraq countries were evaluated. Results The essential oil content of the accessions varied between 1.54 ± 0.09% (in the Divandarreh accession) to 5.49 ± 0.12% (in the Khabat accession). Twenty-seven compounds were identified in the essential oils of the studied accessions, which accounted for 85.5-99.61% of the essential oil. The type and amount of dominant compounds in the essential oil were different depending on the accession. Cluster analysis of accessions based on essential oil compounds grouped them into three clusters. The first cluster included Baziyan, Boukan, Sarouchavah, Taghtagh, Darbandikhan, Isiveh and Harir. The second cluster included Khabat, Kounamasi, Soni and Mahabad, and other accessions were included in the third cluster. Significant correlations were observed between the essential oil content and components with the climatic and soil conditions of the habitats. The M. longifolia essential oil indicated antifungal activity against Fusarium solani in both methods used. In all studied accessions, the fumigation method compared to the contact method was more able to control mycelia growth. In both methods, the inhibition percentage of essential oil on mycelia growth increased with an increase in essential oil concentration. Significant correlations were found between the essential oil components and the inhibition percentage of mycelium growth. Conclusion The studied M. longifolia accessions showed significant differences in terms of the essential oil content and components. Differences in phytochemical profile of accessions can be due to their genetic or habitat conditions. The distance of the accessions in the cluster was not in accordance with their geographical distance, which indicates the more important role of genetic factors compared to habitat conditions in separating accessions. The antifungal activity of essential oils was strongly influenced by the essential oil quality and concentration, as well as the application method. Determining and introducing the elite accession in this study can be different depending on the breeder’s aims, such as essential oil content, desired chemical composition, or antifungal activity.

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“…35 The main compounds from the plant growing in South Africa were menthone, 1,8-cineole, and pulegone. 56 Piperitone as the major one (30.77%), followed by eucalyptol (14.85%) and caryophellene (5.58%) were observed in the EO of leaves from Saudi M. longifolia, 37 while Desam et al 57 reported that the menthone (39.55%), isopulegone (30.49%), eucalyptol (10.38%), and α-terpineol (3.15%) were major components from the aerial parts that were air-dried under shade with promising antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis and Bacillus cereus and antifungal activity against Aspergillus avus, A. fumigates, Alternaria alternaria, Fusarium oxyporum, and Penicillum spp.…”

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Mentha longifolia and Citrus reticulata Essential Oils: Potential wood-biofungicide and MNDO Quantum Chemical Studies

Ali¹,

Elgat²,

EL-Hefny³

et al. 2020

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Essential oils (EOs) from aerial parts from Mentha longifolia (Saudi cultivar) and Citrus reticulata grown in Egypt, were analyzed by GC/MS to identify their chemical compounds. The EOs were tested for their antifungal activity against four common fungi Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, A. fumigatus, and Fusarium culmorum. The most abundant compounds identified in the EO from M. longifolia were menthone, and eucalyptol with percentages of 48.00%, and 21.66%, respectively. The main chemical compounds from C. reticulata EO were β-caryophyllene, β-caryophyllene oxide, and β-elemene with values of 15.57%, 7.04%, and 6.39%, respectively. At the concentrations of 500 and 250 µL/mL, the EOs from M. longifolia and C. reticulata showed potent antifungal activity against A. flavus and A. fumigatus with 100% fungal mycelial inhibition growth (FMIG). FMIG with values of 98% and 95% were observed against A. fumigatus by C. reticulata and M. longifolia EOs, respectively, at 125 µL/mL. At 500 and 250 µL/mL levels of concentration from the EO of M. longifolia, potent antifungal activity found against A. niger with 100% FMIG. F. culmorum completely inhibited (100% FMIG) as EOs from M. longifolia and C. reticulata applied at 500 µL/mL. Pinus halepensis wood treated with M. longifolia at 125 µL/mL showed inhibition zone values of 7.33 mm, 21.33 mm A. flavus and Aspergillus niger, respectively. The results suggested the potential values of the EOs as potent antifungal activity against some common molds that grows over wood packaging during transportation of vegetables and fruits or can cause food spoilage.

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Chemical composition, antibacterial and antifungal activities of Saudi Arabian Mentha longifolia L. essential oil

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Biochemical Characterization, Antifungal Activity, and Relative Gene Expression of Two Mentha Essential Oils Controlling Fusarium oxysporum, the Causal Agent of Lycopersicon esculentum Root Rot

Biochemical Characterization, Antifungal Activity, and Relative Gene Expression of Two Mentha Essential Oils Controlling Fusarium oxysporum, the Causal Agent of Lycopersicon esculentum Root Rot

Phytochemical profile and antifungal activity of essential oils obtained from different Mentha longifolia L. accessions growing wild in Iran and Iraq

Mentha longifolia and Citrus reticulata Essential Oils: Potential wood-biofungicide and MNDO Quantum Chemical Studies

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