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Cover Picture: Phytochemical Composition, Antioxidant Potential and Cholinesterase Inhibition Potential of Extracts from Mentha pulegium L. (C&B 12/2018)
Author(s) -
Politeo Olivera,
Bektašević Mejra,
Carev Ivana,
Jurin Mladenka,
Roje Marin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry and biodiversity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1612-1880
pISSN - 1612-1872
DOI - 10.1002/cbdv.201800624
Subject(s) - rosmarinic acid , chemistry , phytochemical , antioxidant , butyrylcholinesterase , lamiaceae , cholinesterase , traditional medicine , acetylcholinesterase , dpph , nutraceutical , abts , biochemistry , pharmacology , aché , enzyme , biology , medicine
Cover Picture . Mentha pulegium L., Lamiaceae, w ild growing in Bosnia and Herzegovina is plant that is traditionally used in Bosnia and Herzegovina medicine to treat gastrointestinal and neurological disorders. Phytochemical analysis as well as antioxidant and anticholinesterase potential of hot water and methanolic extracts were investigated. Rosmarinic acid was the most abundant compounds in both extracts. Both extracts were demonstrated good radical scavenging potential, reducing power and ability to inhibit lipid oxidation. Tested extracts also showed low ability to inhibit protein oxidation and low or no acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibition potential. The promising radical scavenging potential, reducing power and lipid protection potential of tested extracts indicates that extracts of M. pulegium could be useful in preventing free radical linked diseases, as well as food protecting antioxidants as reported by Politeo et al . in their full paper at 10.1002/cbdv.201800374.