Evaluation of the Antioxidant Properties of Five Mentha Species
| Author | Bahman Nickavar | en |
| Author | Azadeh Alinaghi | en |
| Author | Mohammad Kamalinejad | en |
| Issued Date | 2008-07-31 | en |
| Abstract | The aim of the study was to evaluate the antioxidant and free radical scavenging properties and to determine the phenolic content of the ethanol extract from five Mentha species [M. longifolia (L.) Huds., M. piperita L., M. pulegium L., M. rotundifolia (L.) Huds., and M. spicata L.]. The antioxidant activities of the extracts were investigated with two different methods, 2,2’-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH•) and 2,2’-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical (ABTS•+). M. piperita exhibited the strongest activity as a DPPH• scavenger. On the other hand, all the extracts were active in the ABTS•+ assay and no significant difference was observed in this assay. The total phenolic content (TPC) of the extracts was determined by Folin-Ciocalteu method and M. piperita showed the highest TPC. A high correlation was found between the DPPH• scavenging potency and the total phenolic content of the extracts (r2 > 0.989). | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.22037/ijpr.2010.766 | en |
| Keyword | Total phenolic content | en |
| Keyword | Mentha species | en |
| Keyword | Labiatae | en |
| Keyword | antioxidant activity | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Evaluation of the Antioxidant Properties of Five Mentha Species | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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