Variação sazonal no teor e perfil químico do óleo essencial de menta no sudeste do Brasil
2021
This study evaluated the influence of seasonality in essential oil (EO) chemical composition of Mentha x piperita L. and Mentha
viridis L. grown in southeast of Brazil. Leaves were collected from November 2011 until August 2013, in the middle of the following seasons:
Spring (November), Summer (February), Autumn (May) and Winter (August). EO extraction was carried out by hydrodistillation in Clevenger
apparatus for 1 hour. Chemical composition of EO was analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS. The EO content and its chemical composition
were influenced by seasonality in both species. The highest EO content was obtained for M. x piperita during spring (4.26%) and for M.
viridis during spring (3.30%) and summer (3.70%). Mentha x piperita increased menthol (16.31 to 41.26%), neomenthol (3.02 to 6.39%) and
menthone (5.56 to 41.58%) contents during spring and summer, respectively. Whereas, M. viridis EO content did not show a quality response
pattern in relation to seasonality. Therefore, harvest time for M. x piperita is recommended during spring, and for M. viridis is recommended
during spring and summer.
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