Antibacterial activity of Mentha piperita L. (peppermint) from leaf extracts – a medicinal plant

Authors

  • G. BUPESH Department of Animal Science and Animal Biotechnology, Bharathidasan institute of Technology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India
  • C. AMUTHA
  • S. NANDAGOPAL Dept. of Plant Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India
  • A. GANESHKUMAR Dept. of Micro Biology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India
  • P. SURESHKUMAR Department of Animal Science and Animal Biotechnology, Bharathidasan institute of Technology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India
  • K. SARAVANA MURALI Dept of Virology, King institute of Preventive Medicine Chennai, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14720/aas.2007.89.1.14981

Keywords:

Mentha piperita L., antibacterial activity, leaf extracts

Abstract

In the present study, we evaluated the antibacterial activity in the leaf extracts of Mentha
piperita L. against pathogenic bacteria like Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aureus,
Pseudomonas aerogenosa, Serratia marcesens and Streptococcus aureus. The aqueous as
well as organic extracts of the leaves were found to posses strong antibacterial activity
against a range of pathogenic bacteria as revealed by in vitro agar well diffusion method. The
ethyl acetate leaf extract of Mentha piperita showed pronounced inhibition than chloroform,
petroleum ether and water, leaf extracts being more on Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas
aerogenosa than Streptococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aureus and Serratia marcesens.

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15. 08. 2007

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BUPESH, G., AMUTHA, C., NANDAGOPAL, S., GANESHKUMAR, A., SURESHKUMAR, P., & SARAVANA MURALI, K. (2007). Antibacterial activity of Mentha piperita L. (peppermint) from leaf extracts – a medicinal plant. Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 89(1), 73–79. https://doi.org/10.14720/aas.2007.89.1.14981