Anti-oomycete activities from essential oils and their major compounds on Phytophthora infestans
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Oct 2. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-29270-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBotanicals are various plant-based products like plant extracts or essential oils. Anti-fungal activities of selected essential oils were tested on the pathogen causing potato and tomato late blight (Phytophthora infestans). Tests to evaluate anti-oomycete activities of commercial essential oils and their major compounds were carried out in vitro in microplate in liquid media. Anti-oomycete activities on Phytophthora infestans strain were obtained from essential oils/major compounds: Eucalyptus citriodora/citronellal; Syz...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - October 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Caroline Deweer Karin Sahmer J érôme Muchembled Source Type: research
Complete mitochondrial genome of Mentha spicata L. reveals multiple chromosomal configurations and RNA editing events
Int J Biol Macromol. 2023 Aug 11:126257. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126257. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMentha spicata L. is a valuable plant that yields spearmint oil, widely utilized in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and cosmetic industries. The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) is an essential material for molecular breeding and evolution studies. Here, the mitogenome of M. spicata was assembled by combining Nanopore and Illumina reads. It consisted of a linear chromosome (Ch1) and two circular chromosomes (Ch2 and Ch3). Furthermore, we showed two pairs of repeats (R1 and R2) mediated recombinations resulting in mult...
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - August 13, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Mei Jiang Yang Ni Jianjie Zhang Jingling Li Chang Liu Source Type: research
Exploring the antibacterial potential of plant extracts and essential oils against Bacillus thermophilus in beet sugar for enhanced sucrose retention: a comparative assessment and implications
Sugar beet is one of the greatest sources for producing sugar worldwide. However, a group of bacteria grows on beets during the storage process, leading to a reduction in sucrose yield. Our study focused on identifying common bacterial species that grow on beets during manufacturing and contribute to sucrose loss. The ultimate goal was to find a potential antibacterial agent from various plant extracts and oils to inhibit the growth of these harmful bacteria and reduce sucrose losses. The screening of bacterial species that grow on beet revealed that a large group of mesophilic bacteria, such as Bacillus subtilis, Leuconos...
Source: Frontiers in Microbiology - July 20, 2023 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
l-carvone decreases breast cancer cells adhesion, migration, and invasion by suppressing FAK activation
Chem Biol Interact. 2023 Apr 12:110480. doi: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110480. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBreast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the world and current therapeutic strategies present severe drawbacks. l-carvone (CRV), a monoterpene found in Mentha spicata (spearmint), has been reported to have potent anti-inflammatory activity. Here, we examined the role of CRV in breast cancer cell adhesion, migration and invasion in vitro and how this component could suppress the growth of Ehrlich carcinoma-bearing mice. In vivo, treatment with CRV significantly decreased tumor growth, increased tumor necro...
Source: Chemico-Biological Interactions - April 14, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Lucas Trevisan Fran ça de Lima Fernando Augusto de Oliveira Ganzella Gabriela Casani Cardoso Ver ônica Dos Santos Pires Andressa Chequin Giulia Luiza Santos Karin Braun-Prado Claudia Martins Galindo Odair Braz Junior Marcelo Beltr ão Molento Alexandra Source Type: research
l-carvone decreases breast cancer cells adhesion, migration, and invasion by suppressing FAK activation
Chem Biol Interact. 2023 Apr 12:110480. doi: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110480. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBreast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the world and current therapeutic strategies present severe drawbacks. l-carvone (CRV), a monoterpene found in Mentha spicata (spearmint), has been reported to have potent anti-inflammatory activity. Here, we examined the role of CRV in breast cancer cell adhesion, migration and invasion in vitro and how this component could suppress the growth of Ehrlich carcinoma-bearing mice. In vivo, treatment with CRV significantly decreased tumor growth, increased tumor necro...
Source: Chemico-Biological Interactions - April 14, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Lucas Trevisan Fran ça de Lima Fernando Augusto de Oliveira Ganzella Gabriela Casani Cardoso Ver ônica Dos Santos Pires Andressa Chequin Giulia Luiza Santos Karin Braun-Prado Claudia Martins Galindo Odair Braz Junior Marcelo Beltr ão Molento Alexandra Source Type: research
Green nanotechnology advances: green manufacturing of zinc nanoparticles, characterization, and foliar application on wheat and antibacterial characteristics using Mentha spicata (mint) and Ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extracts
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Apr 11. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-26827-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDue to their distinctive characteristics and widespread application across all scientific disciplines, nanoparticles have attracted a lot of attention in the current millennium. Green synthesis of ZnO-NPs is gaining a lot of interest at the moment due to a number of its advantages over traditional methods, including being quicker, less expensive, and more environmentally friendly. In the current study, two distinct plant extracts are used to quickly, cheaply, and environmentally friendly synthesize zinc oxide nanoparticl...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 11, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Zeynep G örkem Doğaroğlu Ya ğmur Uysal Zehranur Çaylalı Delil Sefkan Karakulak Source Type: research
Health risk assessment and bioaccumulation of potentially toxic metals from water, soil, and forages near coal mines of district Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan
AbstractWater, forages, and soil contamination with potentially toxic metals (PTMs) through anthropogenic activities has become a significant environmental concern. It is crucial to find out the level of PTMs in water, soil, and forages near industrial areas. The PTMs enter the body of living organisms through these sources and have become a potential risk for humans and animals. Therefore, the present study aims at the health risk assessment of PTMs and their accumulation in soil, water, and forages of three tehsils (Kallar Kahar, Choa Saidan Shah, and Chakwal) in district Chakwal. Samples of wastewater, soil, and forages...
Source: Environmental Geochemistry and Health - April 7, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 28, Pages 2007: Toxicity and Physiological Effects of Nine Lamiaceae Essential Oils and Their Major Compounds on Reticulitermes dabieshanensis
Dayu Zhang
The volatile metabolites of Salvia sclarea, Rosmarinus officinalis, Thymus serpyllum, Mentha spicata, Melissa officinalis, Origanum majorana, Mentha piperita, Ocimum basilicum and Lavandula angustifolia were determined by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The vapor insecticidal properties of the analyzed essential oils and their compounds were screened using Reticulitermes dabieshanensis workers. The most effective oils were S. sclarea (major constituent linalyl acetate, 65.93%), R. officinalis (1,8-cineole, 45.56%), T. serpyllum (thymol, 33.59%), M. spicata (carvone, 58.68%), M. officin...
Source: Molecules - February 21, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Xi Yang Chunzhe Jin Ziwei Wu Hui Han Zhilin Zhang Yongjian Xie Dayu Zhang Tags: Article Source Type: research
The effect of irrigation with treated and untreated wastewater on the yield and chemical composition of essential oil of Mentha spicata L. and Rosmarinus officinalis L
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Jan 30. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-25398-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTToday, the lack of quality water supply has led to the tendency to use unconventional water to irrigate agricultural products. Considering the importance and application of essential oils of mint plants in various pharmaceutical, food, and health industries and also considering the approach of using unconventional waters in the cultivation of medicinal plants, the present study aimed to investigate and compare the chemical composition of essential oils of two species of Mentha spicata L. and Rosmarinus officinalis L. whi...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - January 30, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Mohsen Asadzadeh Mansureh Ghavam Rouhollah Mirzaei Source Type: research
Green-engineered synthesis of Bi < sub > 2 < /sub > Zr < sub > 2 < /sub > O < sub > 7 < /sub > NPs: excellent performance on electrochemical sensor and sunlight-driven photocatalytic studies
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Jan 5. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-24760-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn this rapid growing eco-friendly research world, synthesis of non-toxic, highly effective photocatalyst for potential applications is necessary. Herein, a strong ability Bi2Zr2O7 nanoparticle (BZO NP) with pyrochlore structure was fabricated by solution combustion synthesis using green (Mentha spicata) and chemical (Glycine) fuels. The X-ray diffraction analysis confirms the formation of pure phase for synthesized BZO NP using pudina extract (BZOP NP) compared to BZO NP using Glycine fuel (BZOG NP). The lower energy ban...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - January 5, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Pompapathi Kurlla Anantharaju Kurupalya Shivram Nagaraju Kottam Surendra Boppanahalli Siddegowda Meena Subramaniam Uma Bogegowda Malini Subramanya Arpita Paul Chowdhury Renuka Lakshmi Narasimhan Source Type: research
Green-engineered synthesis of Bi < sub > 2 < /sub > Zr < sub > 2 < /sub > O < sub > 7 < /sub > NPs: excellent performance on electrochemical sensor and sunlight-driven photocatalytic studies
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Jan 5. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-24760-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn this rapid growing eco-friendly research world, synthesis of non-toxic, highly effective photocatalyst for potential applications is necessary. Herein, a strong ability Bi2Zr2O7 nanoparticle (BZO NP) with pyrochlore structure was fabricated by solution combustion synthesis using green (Mentha spicata) and chemical (Glycine) fuels. The X-ray diffraction analysis confirms the formation of pure phase for synthesized BZO NP using pudina extract (BZOP NP) compared to BZO NP using Glycine fuel (BZOG NP). The lower energy ban...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - January 5, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Pompapathi Kurlla Anantharaju Kurupalya Shivram Nagaraju Kottam Surendra Boppanahalli Siddegowda Meena Subramaniam Uma Bogegowda Malini Subramanya Arpita Paul Chowdhury Renuka Lakshmi Narasimhan Source Type: research
Mitigation of salinity impact in spearmint plants through the application of engineered chitosan-melatonin nanoparticles
Int J Biol Macromol. 2022 Oct 22:S0141-8130(22)02417-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.10.175. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHigh soil salinity represents a critical environmental constraint to crop production. In order to ameliorate the effects of salinity, a plethora of molecules have been applied and promising outcomes have been noted. The beneficial effects of chitosan (CTS) and melatonin (Mel) application, separately, have been previously recorded with respect to plant growth and productivity, leading to the hypothesis that their conjugation in the form of chitosan-melatonin nanoparticles (CTS-HPMC-Mel NPs) could lead t...
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - October 25, 2022 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Gholamreza Gohari Habib Farhadi Sima Panahirad Elnaz Zareei Parisa Labib Hessam Jafari Gholamreza Mahdavinia Mohammad Bagher Hassanpouraghdam Andreas Ioannou Muhittin Kulak Vasileios Fotopoulos Source Type: research
Mitigation of salinity impact in spearmint plants through the application of engineered chitosan-melatonin nanoparticles
Int J Biol Macromol. 2022 Oct 22:S0141-8130(22)02417-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.10.175. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHigh soil salinity represents a critical environmental constraint to crop production. In order to ameliorate the effects of salinity, a plethora of molecules have been applied and promising outcomes have been noted. The beneficial effects of chitosan (CTS) and melatonin (Mel) application, separately, have been previously recorded with respect to plant growth and productivity, leading to the hypothesis that their conjugation in the form of chitosan-melatonin nanoparticles (CTS-HPMC-Mel NPs) could lead t...
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - October 25, 2022 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Gholamreza Gohari Habib Farhadi Sima Panahirad Elnaz Zareei Parisa Labib Hessam Jafari Gholamreza Mahdavinia Mohammad Bagher Hassanpouraghdam Andreas Ioannou Muhittin Kulak Vasileios Fotopoulos Source Type: research
Mitigation of salinity impact in spearmint plants through the application of engineered chitosan-melatonin nanoparticles
Int J Biol Macromol. 2022 Oct 22:S0141-8130(22)02417-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.10.175. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHigh soil salinity represents a critical environmental constraint to crop production. In order to ameliorate the effects of salinity, a plethora of molecules have been applied and promising outcomes have been noted. The beneficial effects of chitosan (CTS) and melatonin (Mel) application, separately, have been previously recorded with respect to plant growth and productivity, leading to the hypothesis that their conjugation in the form of chitosan-melatonin nanoparticles (CTS-HPMC-Mel NPs) could lead t...
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - October 25, 2022 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Gholamreza Gohari Habib Farhadi Sima Panahirad Elnaz Zareei Parisa Labib Hessam Jafari Gholamreza Mahdavinia Mohammad Bagher Hassanpouraghdam Andreas Ioannou Muhittin Kulak Vasileios Fotopoulos Source Type: research
Antioxidative, anticancer, and antibacterial activities of a nanogel containing Mentha spicata L. essential oil and electrospun nanofibers of polycaprolactone-hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
In this study, the chemical composition of the Mentha spicata essential oil was first investigated using GC-MS analysis. Its nanoemulsion-based nanogel was then investigated; successful loading of the essential oil in the nanogel was confirmed using FTIR analysis. Besides, nanogel's antioxidative, anticancer, and antibacterial activities were investigated.RESULTS: Carvone (37.1%), limonene (28.5%), borneol (3.9%), β-pinene (3.3%), and pulegone (3.3%) were identified as five major compounds in the essential oil. By adding carboxymethylcellulose (3.5% w/v) to the optimal nanoemulsion containing the essential oil (droplet si...
Source: Cancer Control - October 7, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Fatemeh Rasti Yaser Yousefpoor Abbas Abdollahi Mojdeh Safari Ghazaal Roozitalab Mahmoud Osanloo Source Type: research
