Mentha piperita essential oil induces apoptosis in yeast associated with both cytosolic and mitochondrial ROS-mediated damage

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1006-1014

  Ferreira, Patrícia ^a   Cardoso, Teresa ^a   Ferreira, Filipa ^a   Fernandes Ferreira, Manuel ^b,c,d   Piper, Peter ^e   Sousa, Maria João ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d Mapprod Lda   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aromatic and medicinal plants; Menthol; Oxidative stress; Programmed cell death; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; MENTHA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHROMATIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN; DRUG EFFECTS; MENTHA PIPERITA; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CHROMATIN; MENTHA PIPERITA; MITOCHONDRIA; OILS, VOLATILE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84920113631     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1567-1364.12189     Document Type: Article

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