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Composition of essential oils of Mentha species and their antimicrobial activity against Aeromonas spp.

Authors :
Chagas, Edsandra Campos
Majolo, Cláudia
Monteiro, Patrícia Castro
Oliveira, Marcelo Róseo de
Gama, Paola Ervatti
Bizzo, Humberto Ribeiro
Chaves, Francisco Célio Maia
Source :
Journal of Essential Oil Research. Jun2020, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p209-215. 7p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The chemical composition of the essential oils of Mentha arvensis and Mentha piperita and their antimicrobial activity against twelve Aeromonas spp. isolates from tambaquis (Colossoma macropomum), an important native farmed fish species in Brazil, were evaluated. The oils were characterized using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and their antimicrobial activity was evaluated through the microdilution method. The essential oils of these Mentha species mainly comprised oxygenated monoterpenes (97.1% for M. arvensis and 86.2% for M. piperita) and menthol was the major compound of these oils (86.1% for M. arvensis and 33.8% for M. piperita). It was confirmed that these oils had antimicrobial activity against 12 isolates of Aeromonas spp., with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bacterial concentration (MBC) ranging from 1,250 to 16,666.7 μg mL−1. Better antimicrobial activity was achieved by the M. arvensis essential oil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10412905
Volume :
32
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Essential Oil Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
143545192
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2020.1741457