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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Mentha pulegium Growing Wild in Sicily and its Activity on Microorganisms Affecting Historical Art Crafts

Gianfranco FontanaSimona CasigliaMaurizio BrunoFelice Senatore

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Plant compositionMicroorganismPlant ScienceMenthone01 natural scienceslaw.inventionchemistry.chemical_compound0404 agricultural biotechnologylawMentha pulegiumPulegoneVolatile componentDrug DiscoveryBotanyPiperitenoneChemical compositionEssential oilPharmacologyLamiaceaebiologyDrug Discovery3003 Pharmaceutical Science04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesGeneral MedicineComplementary and Alternative Medicine2708 Dermatologybiology.organism_classification040401 food scienceMenthone0104 chemical sciences010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistryComplementary and alternative medicinechemistryLamiaceaeMentha pulegiumPulegone

description

The chemical composition of the essential oil from aerial parts of Mentha pulegium L. (Linné) collected in Sicily was evaluated by GC and GC-MS. The main components were pulegone (50.6%), piperitenone (27.8%) and menthone (6.9%). Comparison of this oil with other studied oils of different populations is discussed. The oil showed good antibacterial and antifungal activities against some microorganisms that infest historical art works.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-08-01Natural Product Communications
https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578x1701200840