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Title: Seasonal variation in essential oil content and chemical profile of mint in southeast of Brazil
Other Titles: Variação sazonal no teor e perfil químico do óleo essencial de menta no sudeste do Brasil
Keywords: Medicinal plant
Mentha x piperita
Mentha viridis
Menthol
Linalool
Planta medicinal
Mentol
Linalol
Issue Date: 7-Jul-2021
Publisher: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)
Citation: ALVARENGA, J. P. et al. Seasonal variation in essential oil content and chemical profile of mint in southeast of Brazil. Ciência Rural, [S.l.], v. 51, n. 11, p. 1-10, 2021. DOI: 10.1590/0103-8478cr20200979.
Abstract: This study evaluated the influence of seasonality in essential oil (EO) chemical composition of Mentha x piperita L. and Mentha viridis L. grown in southeast of Brazil. Leaves were collected from November 2011 until August 2013, in the middle of the following seasons: Spring (November), Summer (February), Autumn (May) and Winter (August). EO extraction was carried out by hydrodistillation in Clevenger apparatus for 1 hour. Chemical composition of EO was analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS. The EO content and its chemical composition were influenced by seasonality in both species. The highest EO content was obtained for M. x piperita during spring (4.26%) and for M. viridis during spring (3.30%) and summer (3.70%). Mentha x piperita increased menthol (16.31 to 41.26%), neomenthol (3.02 to 6.39%) and menthone (5.56 to 41.58%) contents during spring and summer, respectively. Whereas, M. viridis EO content did not show a quality response pattern in relation to seasonality. Therefore, harvest time for M. x piperita is recommended during spring, and for M. viridis is recommended during spring and summer.
URI: http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/49091
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