Rotundifolone, a monoterpene isolated from the essential oil of the leaves of Mentha x villosa, is a constituent of several essential oils and known to have spasmolytic activity. The present study aimed to investigate the correlation between structure and spasmolytic activity of rotundifolone and its analogues in ileum isolated from guinea-pig. Five of the seven tested analogues were found to h...

Peppermint (Mentha × piperita L.) was transformed with various gene constructs to evaluate the utility of metabolic engineering for improving essential oil yield and composition. Oil yield increases were achieved by overexpressing genes involved in the supply of precursors through the 2C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway. Two-gene combinations to enhance both oil yield and compositi...

background: most of the population in the different areas of world is affected by bacterial infections responsible for dental caries. due to the importance of traditional medicines derived from herbs used for dental problems, this study investigated in vitro antibacterial activity of mentha longifolia essential oil from ardabil, iran, on streptococcus mutans, lactobacillus rhamnosus and actinom...

Background & Aim:Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds is an aromatic perennial herb that belongs to the   family Lamiaceae. The aim of this study was to identify chemical composition of aerial parts   (including leaf, stem and flowers) of M. longifolia collected from   (Kamu mountain) Isfahan province. Experimental: The essential oils were extrac...

introduction: in this study, the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil of ziziphora clinopodiodes and its potential application as a natural preservative in reducing the indigenous microbial population of hamburger were investigated. method: essential oil of ziziphora clinopodiodes cultivated in iran was obtained by hydro-distillation method (hdm). chemical compositio...

Background & Aim: Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) oil is one of the most popular and widely used as an essential oil. The aim of this study was to identify of the chemical components of peppermint cultivated in Isfahan climatic conditions. Experimental: The aerial parts of the plants were collected from a filed in Meymeh, Isfahan province in 2012. The essential oil was extracted by a ...

Background & Aim: Ziziphora clinopodioides Lam (Kakuty-e-Kohi) is an aromatic and medicinal plant belonging to the family Labiaceae. The essential from this species contains pulegune that having effects such as sedative, stomach tonic, to treat colds, depression, diarrhea, cough, migraine, fever, and antiseptic. This study aimed to identify the chemical composition of essential oil <em...

background: listeria monocytogenes is an important gram-positive disease-causing bacterium existing in milk and dairy products. inhibitory effects of mentha pulegium essential oil at concentrations of 0.03, 0.015, and 0.0075% on growth of l. monocytogenes were studied in iranian white cheese during 60 days of storage. methods: essential oil of m. pulegium plant, collected from north of iran, wa...

Background & Aim: Ziziphora clinopodioides Lam (Kakuty-e-Kohi) is an aromatic and medicinal plant belonging to the family Labiaceae. The essential from this species contains pulegune that having effects such as sedative, stomach tonic, to treat colds, depression, diarrhea, cough, migraine, fever, and antiseptic. This study aimed to identify the chemical composition of essential oil <em...