{"title":"Study Biochemistry of Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds.: A Review","authors":"S. S. Al-taie, Noor Falah Mahde Al-Kenane","doi":"10.5772/intechopen.92732","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The Mentha longifolia were found to be a rich source of phytochemical compounds like piperitone, piperitone oxide, piperitenone, pulegone, d-limonene, menthone, carvone, menthol, β -caryophyllene, 1,8-cineole, 5,7,4-trihydroxy-6,2,3-trimethoxyflavone, carvone, limonene, tripal, and oxathiane. Mentha longifolia possess antioxidant effect that could be attributed to the presence of phytosterosls, unsaturated fatty acids, phenolic compounds, and specific volatile constituents and antimicrobial and interfere in the treatment of many diseases.","PeriodicalId":35803,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2020-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92732","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The Mentha longifolia were found to be a rich source of phytochemical compounds like piperitone, piperitone oxide, piperitenone, pulegone, d-limonene, menthone, carvone, menthol, β -caryophyllene, 1,8-cineole, 5,7,4-trihydroxy-6,2,3-trimethoxyflavone, carvone, limonene, tripal, and oxathiane. Mentha longifolia possess antioxidant effect that could be attributed to the presence of phytosterosls, unsaturated fatty acids, phenolic compounds, and specific volatile constituents and antimicrobial and interfere in the treatment of many diseases.
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