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Formerly Natural Product Letters
Volume 27, 2013 - Issue 2
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Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil from Mentha requienii Bentham

Mario Chessa Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Angela Sias Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Andrea Piana Dipartimento Scienze Biomediche Università di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Giuseppe Salvatore Mangano Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Giacomo Luigi Petretto Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Maria Dolores Masia Dipartimento Scienze Biomediche Università di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Bruno Tirillini Istituto di Botanica e Orto Botanico, Università di Urbino, Urbino, Italy
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Giorgio Pintore Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università di Sassari, Sassari, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 93-99 | Received 04 Jul 2011, Accepted 02 Oct 2011, Published online: 02 Mar 2012
 
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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.

Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge RAS, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna (Legge Regionale 7 ‘Promotion of Scientific Research and Technological innovation in Sardinia’) and The Fondazione del Banco di Sardegna for the financial support in this research.

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