Effect of chemical elicitors on peppermint (Mentha piperita) plants and their impact on the metabolite profile and antioxidant capacity of resulting infusions

• Published in: Food chemistry Vol. 156; pp. 273 - 278
• Main Authors: Perez, Marely GFigueroa, Rocha-Guzman, Nuria Elizabeth, Mercado-Silva, Edmundo, Loarca-Pina, Guadalupe, Reynoso-Camacho, Rosalia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Analgesics; Antioxidants - chemistry; Biological and medical sciences; Elicitor; Food toxicology; General pharmacology; Hydrogen peroxide; Medical sciences; Mentha piperita; Mentha piperita - chemistry; Neuropharmacology; Peppermint; Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Phenols - chemistry; Plant Extracts - chemistry; Salicylic acid; Toxicology; Salicylic acid; Hydrogen peroxide; Elicitor; Peppermint; Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase; Enzyme; Metabolite; Chemical compound; Enzyme inhibitor; Antioxidant; Medicinal plant; Non steroidal antiinflammatory agent; Infusion; Mentha piperita; Analgesic; Labiatae; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Plant origin; Antipyretic; Spermatophyta; Oxidoreductases; Salicylates; Antirheumatic agent

•Antioxidants in peppermint infusions can be improved using elicitors in plant.•Salicylic acid treatment improved plant growth parameters in peppermint.•Salicylic acid application in peppermint improved metabolite profile in infusions.•Sinapic acid, rutin, and naringin were detected only in salicyli...