Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of Essential Oil Obtained from Mint Timija Cultivated under Mineral and Biological Fertilizers
Cultivation of mint timija (Mentha suaveolens subsp. timija (Briq.) Harley) constitutes a promising solution to the conservation and sustainable utilization of this Moroccan endemic and threatened species. Optimized agronomic practices require mineral and/or biological fertilizer applications. The a...
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| author | Ayoub Kasrati Chaima Alaoui Jamali Robert Spooner-Hart Laurent Legendre David Leach Abdelaziz Abbad |
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| description | Cultivation of mint timija (Mentha suaveolens subsp. timija (Briq.) Harley) constitutes a promising solution to the conservation and sustainable utilization of this Moroccan endemic and threatened species. Optimized agronomic practices require mineral and/or biological fertilizer applications. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of application of a complete (N, P, and K) mineral fertilizer and vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae (VAM) inoculation on the composition, antioxidant, and insecticidal properties of mint timija essential oils (EOs). The GC-MS analyses identified 27 components representing more than 99.9% of the total oils. Menthone (40.7–49.3%), pulegone (31.3–36.5%), and isomenthone (2.5–4.4%) were found to be the main constituents. Cultivation of mint timija with mineral fertilizer and VAM inoculation induced an increase in menthone content and a parallel decrease of pulegone. Both treatments enhanced the antioxidant activity of the investigated EOs in all assays (IC50 ranged from 2.34 ± 0.03 mg/mL to 6.82 ± 0.25 mg/mL), while no significant difference in the toxicities of these oils against Tribolium confusum du Val. has been observed. Overall, we conclude that cultivation using complete mineral fertilizer and VAM inoculation could be useful in modulating the chemical composition and enhancing the antioxidant activity of the EO of this endemic Moroccan species. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eb38447c435a40ffb03c444af3e20c172025-02-03T06:13:54ZengWileyJournal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry2090-88652090-88732017-01-01201710.1155/2017/63545326354532Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of Essential Oil Obtained from Mint Timija Cultivated under Mineral and Biological FertilizersAyoub Kasrati0Chaima Alaoui Jamali1Robert Spooner-Hart2Laurent Legendre3David Leach4Abdelaziz Abbad5Faculté des Sciences Semlalia, Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, MoroccoEcole Normale Supérieure de Tétouan, Université Abdelmalek Essaadi, Tétouan, MoroccoSchool of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, AustraliaUniversité de Lyon, 69622 Lyon, FranceSchool of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, AustraliaFaculté des Sciences Semlalia, Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, MoroccoCultivation of mint timija (Mentha suaveolens subsp. timija (Briq.) Harley) constitutes a promising solution to the conservation and sustainable utilization of this Moroccan endemic and threatened species. Optimized agronomic practices require mineral and/or biological fertilizer applications. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of application of a complete (N, P, and K) mineral fertilizer and vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae (VAM) inoculation on the composition, antioxidant, and insecticidal properties of mint timija essential oils (EOs). The GC-MS analyses identified 27 components representing more than 99.9% of the total oils. Menthone (40.7–49.3%), pulegone (31.3–36.5%), and isomenthone (2.5–4.4%) were found to be the main constituents. Cultivation of mint timija with mineral fertilizer and VAM inoculation induced an increase in menthone content and a parallel decrease of pulegone. Both treatments enhanced the antioxidant activity of the investigated EOs in all assays (IC50 ranged from 2.34 ± 0.03 mg/mL to 6.82 ± 0.25 mg/mL), while no significant difference in the toxicities of these oils against Tribolium confusum du Val. has been observed. Overall, we conclude that cultivation using complete mineral fertilizer and VAM inoculation could be useful in modulating the chemical composition and enhancing the antioxidant activity of the EO of this endemic Moroccan species.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6354532 |
| spellingShingle | Ayoub Kasrati Chaima Alaoui Jamali Robert Spooner-Hart Laurent Legendre David Leach Abdelaziz Abbad Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of Essential Oil Obtained from Mint Timija Cultivated under Mineral and Biological Fertilizers Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry |
| title | Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of Essential Oil Obtained from Mint Timija Cultivated under Mineral and Biological Fertilizers |
| title_full | Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of Essential Oil Obtained from Mint Timija Cultivated under Mineral and Biological Fertilizers |
| title_fullStr | Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of Essential Oil Obtained from Mint Timija Cultivated under Mineral and Biological Fertilizers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of Essential Oil Obtained from Mint Timija Cultivated under Mineral and Biological Fertilizers |
| title_short | Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of Essential Oil Obtained from Mint Timija Cultivated under Mineral and Biological Fertilizers |
| title_sort | chemical characterization and biological activities of essential oil obtained from mint timija cultivated under mineral and biological fertilizers |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6354532 |
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