The wonderful activities of the genus Mentha: Not only antioxidant properties

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creativework.keywordsAnticancer, Antimicrobial, Essential oils, Mentha, Mint, Phytochemicals
creativework.publisherMDPI AGen
dc.contributor.authorTafrihi M.
dc.contributor.authorImran M.
dc.contributor.authorTufail T.
dc.contributor.authorGondal T.A.
dc.contributor.authorCaruso G.
dc.contributor.authorSharma S.
dc.contributor.authorSharma R.
dc.contributor.authorAtanassova M.
dc.contributor.authorAtanassov L.
dc.contributor.authorFokou P.V.T.
dc.contributor.authorPezzani R.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-10T14:27:04Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-10T14:49:39Z
dc.date.available2024-07-10T14:27:04Z
dc.date.available2024-07-10T14:49:39Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-01
dc.description.abstractMedicinal plants and their derived compounds have drawn the attention of researchers due to their considerable impact on human health. Among medicinal plants, mint (Mentha species) exhibits multiple health beneficial properties, such as prevention from cancer development and anti-obesity, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and cardioprotective effects, as a result of its antioxidant potential, combined with low toxicity and high efficacy. Mentha species are widely used in savory dishes, food, beverages, and confectionary products. Phytochemicals derived from mint also showed anticancer activity against different types of human cancers such as cervix, lung, breast and many others. Mint essential oils show a great cytotoxicity potential, by modulating MAPK and PI3k/Akt pathways; they also induce apoptosis, suppress invasion and migration potential of cancer cells lines along with cell cycle arrest, upregulation of Bax and p53 genes, modulation of TNF, IL-6, IFN-γ, IL-8, and induction of senescence phenotype. Essential oils from mint have also been found to exert antibacterial activities against Bacillus subtilis, Streptococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and many others. The current review highlights the antimicrobial role of mint-derived compounds and essential oils with a special emphasis on anticancer activities, clinical data and adverse effects displayed by such versatile plants.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/molecules26041118
dc.identifier.issn1420-3049
dc.identifier.scopusSCOPUS_ID:85102363522en
dc.identifier.urihttps://rlib.uctm.edu/handle/123456789/632
dc.language.isoen
dc.source.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85102363522&origin=inward
dc.titleThe wonderful activities of the genus Mentha: Not only antioxidant properties
dc.typeReview
oaire.citation.issue4
oaire.citation.volume26
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