""The chemical composition of essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the fresh aerial parts of Mentha requienii Bentham (Lamiaceae) collected on the Gennargentu Mountains (Sardinia, Italy) has been investigated by gas chromatography and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The main constituents that resulted were pulegone (78%), menthone (0.5%), isomenthone (18%), isopulegone (1.3%) and limonene (1.76%). In vitro antifungal activity is evaluated in order to identify new means that could be helpful in the prevention of contamination in indoor environments.""
Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil from Mentha requienii Bentham / Chessa, Mario; Sias, A; Piana, Andrea Fausto; Mangano, Gs; Petretto, Giacomo Luigi; Masia, Maria Dolores; Tirillini, B; Pintore, Giorgio Antonio Mario. - In: NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH. - ISSN 1478-6419. - 27:2(2013), pp. 93-99. [10.1080/14786419.2012.658798]
Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil from Mentha requienii Bentham.
CHESSA, Mario;PIANA, Andrea Fausto;PETRETTO, Giacomo Luigi;MASIA, Maria Dolores;PINTORE, Giorgio Antonio Mario
2013-01-01
Abstract
""The chemical composition of essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the fresh aerial parts of Mentha requienii Bentham (Lamiaceae) collected on the Gennargentu Mountains (Sardinia, Italy) has been investigated by gas chromatography and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The main constituents that resulted were pulegone (78%), menthone (0.5%), isomenthone (18%), isopulegone (1.3%) and limonene (1.76%). In vitro antifungal activity is evaluated in order to identify new means that could be helpful in the prevention of contamination in indoor environments.""I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
