Physicochemical properties, chemical components, and antibacterial activity of the essential oil from Mentha arvensis L. leaves

L.P.T. Quoc

Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000 Vietnam

E-mail: lephamtanquoc@iuh.edu.vn

Received December 8, 2021

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DOI: 10.26907/2542-064X.2022.1.36-45

For citation: Quoc L.P.T. Physicochemical properties, chemical components, and antibacterial activity of the essential oil from Mentha arvensis L. leaves. Uchenye Zapiski Kazanskogo Universiteta. Seriya Estestvennye Nauki, 2022, vol. 164, no. 1, pp. 36–45. doi: 10.26907/2542-064X.2022.1.36-45.

Abstract

Essential oil (EO) obtained from Mentha arvensis L. leaves was separated by the steam distillation method. The following EO physicochemical properties were analyzed: acid value, saponification value, ester value, relative density, absolute density, and freezing point. Using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, 26 major compounds were detected in the EO, with menthol having the highest level (69.44%). The antioxidant capacity of the EO (IC₅₀ = 330 mg mL^–1) was determined with the help of the DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) assay. The antibacterial activity (against Salmonella enteritidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli) was assessed using the paper disc diffusion method for antibiotic susceptibility testing.

Keywords: antibacterial activity, antioxidant capacity, Mentha arvensis L., menthol, herb

Acknowledgments. This research was performed at the Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). The author would like to thank Nguyen Thuy Tien, Tran Thi My Linh, and Nguyen Thi Thanh Ni for their helpful advice on various technical issues covered in this article.

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Fig. 1. Radical scavenging activity of the EO from M. arvensis L. leaves

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