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February 17, 2026Open Access

Biofungicidal Activity and Antioxidant Properties of Essential Oils from Mentha pulegium and Cymbopogon citratus: Protection Against Lipid Oxidative Damage

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ISIrles J. M. M. da SilvaCFCassia Cristina FernandesJPJardel L. Pereira

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Investigates antifungal activity and antioxidant properties of essential oils in rice brown spot management, suggesting eco-friendly applications.

Key Points

  • This research aims to evaluate the biofungicidal activity and antioxidant properties of essential oils from Mentha pulegium and Cymbopogon citratus.
  • Characterization of essential oils using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
  • Evaluation of antifungal activity through a poisoned food assay
  • Quantitative determination of IC50 values via dose-response modeling
  • Assessment of antioxidant potential using ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay
  • Measurement of lipid peroxidation inhibition using the TBARS method.
  • Both EO-MP and EO-CC showed strong antifungal effects, with complete inhibition at ≥37.50 μL and ≥18.75 μL per plate, respectively.
  • EO-MP exhibited a FRAP value of 1.45 TEAC and 89.09% inhibition of lipid peroxidation.
  • EO-CC had a FRAP value of 1.55 TEAC and 87.66% lipid peroxidation inhibition.

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Silva et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6994055d4e9c9e835dfd629chttps://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy16040453
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