Yield, content, and composition of peppermint and spearmints as a function of harvesting time and drying

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 11400-11407

  Zheljazkov, Valtcho D ^a   Cantrell, Charles L ^b   Astatkie, Tess ^c   Hristov, Alex ^d  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATURAL PRODUCTS UTILIZATION RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antifungal; antileishmanial; antimicrobial; antioxidant; essential oil; ginger mint; Mentha spicata; Mentha x gracilis; Mentha x piperita; native spearmint; ruminal fermentation; Scotch spearmint

Indexed keywords

ANTI-FUNGAL; ANTILEISHMANIAL; ANTIMICROBIAL; ANTIOXIDANT; GINGER MINT; MENTHA SPICATA; MENTHA X GRACILIS; MENTHA X PIPERITA; NATIVE SPEARMINT; RUMINAL FERMENTATION; SCOTCH SPEARMINT;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; BIOASSAY; DRYING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; FOOD ADDITIVES; HARVESTING; MICROORGANISMS; MINTS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARVONE; ESSENTIAL OIL; MENTHOL; MENTHONE; PLANT EXTRACT; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMISTRY; DESICCATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MENTHA PIPERITA; MENTHA SPICATA; PLANT LEAF; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SEASON; TIME;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DESICCATION; GENOTYPE; MENTHA PIPERITA; MENTHA SPICATA; MENTHOL; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MENTHA; MENTHA CANADENSIS; MENTHA SPICATA; MENTHA X GRACILIS; MENTHA X PIPERITA; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 78149346034     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf1022077     Document Type: Article

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