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Mentha

 
 
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Disease relevance of Mentha

  • A chemical component of spearmint (Mentha spicata), l-carvone, induced Arthrobacter sp. strain B1B to cometabolize Aroclor 1242, resulting in significant degradation of 26 peaks in the mixture, including selected tetra- and pentachlorobiphenyls [1].
  • One-day-old Swiss albino mice were treated with a single subcutaneous injection of 0.5 mg benzo[a]pyrene (BP) and then given either water or a Mentha extract (ME; 1 g/kg body weight) by gavage starting at 3 weeks of age (weaning) [2].
 

High impact information on Mentha

 

Biological context of Mentha

 

Anatomical context of Mentha

 

Associations of Mentha with chemical compounds

  • The p-menthane monoterpenes of the Mentha species are biosynthesized from geranyl pyrophosphate via the monocyclic olefin 4S-limonene [8].
  • Organization of monoterpene biosynthesis in Mentha. Immunocytochemical localizations of geranyl diphosphate synthase, limonene-6-hydroxylase, isopiperitenol dehydrogenase, and pulegone reductase [17].
  • These cDNAs encode peptides of 567 aa (65.7 kDa) and 583 aa (67.4 kDa), respectively, and display 88% identity with each other and 42% identity with Mentha spicata limonene synthase [18].
  • (+)-Menthofuran is an undesirable monoterpenoid component of peppermint (Mentha x piperita) essential oil that is derived from the alpha,beta-unsaturated ketone (+)-pulegone [19].
  • Methyl artemisinate was fed to the suspension cell culture of Mentha piperita [20].
 

Gene context of Mentha

  • Cytochrome P450 limonene hydroxylases of Mentha species [21].
  • Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of three Mentha species essential oils [22].
  • Regiospecific cytochrome P450 limonene hydroxylases from mint (Mentha) species: cDNA isolation, characterization, and functional expression of (-)-4S-limonene-3-hydroxylase and (-)-4S-limonene-6-hydroxylase [23].
  • Purification and characterization of an NADPH-cytochrome P450 (cytochrome c) reductase from spearmint (Mentha spicata) glandular trichomes [24].
  • A significant increase in the serum alkaline phosphatase activity was observed in the animals of the Mentha and radiation combined group during the entire period of study, and normal range was evident at 24 h (6 Gy) and day 5 (8 Gy) [12].
 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Mentha

References

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  13. Cardiovascular effects of the essential oil of Mentha x villosa and its main constituent, piperitenone oxide, in normotensive anaesthetised rats: role of the autonomic nervous system. Lahlou, S., Carneiro-Leão, R.F., Leal-Cardoso, J.H., Toscano, C.F. Planta Med. (2001) [Pubmed]
  14. Inhibitory effects of the essential oil of Mentha pulegium on the isolated rat myometrium. Soares, P.M., Assreuy, A.M., Souza, E.P., Lima, R.F., Silva, T.O., Fontenele, S.R., Criddle, D.N. Planta Med. (2005) [Pubmed]
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  19. Demonstration that menthofuran synthase of mint (Mentha) is a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase: cloning, functional expression, and characterization of the responsible gene. Bertea, C.M., Schalk, M., Karp, F., Maffei, M., Croteau, R. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. (2001) [Pubmed]
  20. Production of methyl 3-oxoartemisinate from methyl artemisinate by suspension cell culture of Mentha piperita. Kim, S.U., Kwon, H.J. Planta Med. (1996) [Pubmed]
  21. Cytochrome P450 limonene hydroxylases of Mentha species. Lupien, S., Karp, F., Ponnamperuma, K., Wildung, M., Croteau, R. Drug metabolism and drug interactions. (1995) [Pubmed]
  22. Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of three Mentha species essential oils. Mimica-Dukić, N., Bozin, B., Soković, M., Mihajlović, B., Matavulj, M. Planta Med. (2003) [Pubmed]
  23. Regiospecific cytochrome P450 limonene hydroxylases from mint (Mentha) species: cDNA isolation, characterization, and functional expression of (-)-4S-limonene-3-hydroxylase and (-)-4S-limonene-6-hydroxylase. Lupien, S., Karp, F., Wildung, M., Croteau, R. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. (1999) [Pubmed]
  24. Purification and characterization of an NADPH-cytochrome P450 (cytochrome c) reductase from spearmint (Mentha spicata) glandular trichomes. Ponnamperuma, K., Croteau, R. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. (1996) [Pubmed]
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