Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]


NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.


Mentha spicata

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): spearmint syn menthe verte
Crop Use(s): spice/herb/condiment=oil crop
Reference Source(s): rehm
Number of Papers/Mentions: 105

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

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Dimandja, J. M. D., S. B. Stanfill, et al. (2000). Application of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC X GC) to the qualitative analysis of essential oils. HRC Journal of High Resolution Chromatography. [print] March 23(3): 208-214. {a} Division of Laboratory Sciences, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA

Haudenschild, C., M. Schalk, et al. (2000). Functional expression of regiospecific cytochrome P450 limonene hydroxylases from mint (Mentha spp.) in Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. [print] July 379(1): 127-136. {a} Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164-6340, USA

Johnson, D. A. and T. F. Cummings (2000). Evaluation of mint mutants, hybrids, and fertile clones for resistance to Verticillium dahliae. Plant Disease. March 84(3): 235-238. {a} Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164-6430, USA

Khanuja, S. P. S., A. K. Shasany, et al. (2000). Assessment of genetic relationships in Mentha species. Euphytica 111(2): 121-125. {a} Genetic Resources and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow, 226015, India

Oka, Y., S. Nacar, et al. (2000). Nematicidal activity of essential oils and their components against the root-knot nematode. Phytopathology . [print] July 90(7): 710-715. {a} Department of Nematology, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, 50250, Israel

Pandey, R., A. Kalra, et al. (2000). Essential oils as potent sources of nematicidal compounds. Journal of Phytopathology Berlin. [print] August 148(7-8): 501-502. {a} Institut fuer Pflanzenkrankheiten der Universitaet Bonn, Nussallee-9, D-53115, Bonn, Germany

Sakai, A., T. Matsumoto, et al. (2000). Newly developed encapsulation-dehydration protocol for plant cryopreservation. Cryo Letters. Jan. Feb. 21(1): 53-62. {a} Asabucho 1-5-23, Kitaku, Sapporo, 001-0045, Japan

Saleem, M., A. Alam, et al. (2000). Attenuation of benzoyl peroxide-mediated cutaneous oxidative stress and hyperproliferative response by the prophylactic treatment of mice with spearmint (Mentha spicata). Food and Chemical Toxicology. [print] October 38(10): 939-948. {a} Section of Chemoprevention and Nutrition Toxicology, Department of Medical Elementology and Toxicology, Faculty of Science, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi, 110062, India

Tisserat, B. and R. Silman (2000). Interactions of culture vessels, media volume, culture density, and carbon dioxide levels on lettuce and spearmint shoot growth in vitro. Plant Cell Reports. April 19(5): 464-471. {a} Agricultural Research Service, Fermentation Biochemistry Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, 1815 N. University St., Peoria, IL, 61604, USA

Zandi, P. and L. Ahmadi (2000). Antioxidant effect of plant extracts of Labiatae family. Journal of Food Science and Technology. [print] July August 37(4): 436-439. {a} Department of Food Science and Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Al, A. H., B. M. Mansour, et al. (1999). Screening of high biomass and phenolic producing clonal lines of Spearmint in tissue culture using Pseudomonas and azetidine-2 carboxylate. Food Biotechnology New York. Nov. 13(3): 227-253. {a} Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA

Burke, C. C., M. R. Wildung, et al. (1999). Geranyl diphosphate synthase: Cloning, expression, and characterization of this prenyltransferase as a heterodimer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Nov. 96(23): 13062-13067. {a} Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA

Diemer, F., J. C. Caissard, et al. (1999). Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Mentha spicata and Mentha arvensis. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 57(1): 75-78. {a} Laboratoire de Biotechnologies Vegetales Appliquees aux Plantes Aromatiques et Medicinales, Faculte des Sciences et Techniques, Universite Jean Monnet, 23 rue du Dr Michelon, 42023, Saint-Etienne cedex, 2, France

Edwards, J., P. K. Ades, et al. (1999). Morphological and molecular variation between Australian isolates of Puccinia menthae. Mycological Research. Dec. 103(12): 1505-1514. {a} Institute of Land and Food Resources, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia

Edwards, J., G. M. Halloran, et al. (1999). Physiologic specialisation in Puccinia menthae on peppermint and other hosts in Victoria, Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology 28(3): 205-211. {a} South Eastern Mail Centre, Institute for Horticultural Development, Agriculture Victoria - Knoxfield, Knoxfield, VIC, Australia

Edwards, J., D. Parbery, et al. (1999). Disease cycles of Puccinia menthae on commercial Mentha species growing in north-east Victoria, Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology 28(3): 200-204. {a} South Eastern Mail Centre, Institute for Horticultural Development, Agriculture Victoria - Knoxfield, Knoxfield, VIC, Australia

Farooqi, A. H. A., R. Luthra, et al. (1999). Physiology of cultivated mints. Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences. June 21(2): 431-441. {a} Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, India

Hirai, D. and A. Sakai (1999). Cryopreservation of in vitro-grown axillary shoot-tip meristems of mint (Mentha spicata L.) by encapsulation vitrification. Plant Cell Reports. Dec. 19(2): 150-155. {a} Hokkaido Prefectural Plant Genetic Resources Center, 363-2, Minami takinokawa, Takikawa, 073-0013, Japan

Jia, J. W., J. Crock, et al. (1999). (3R)-linalool synthase from Artemisia annua L.: cDNA isolation, characterization, and wound induction. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Dec. 372(1): 143-149. {a} National Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China

Johnson, D. A., T. A. Ball, et al. (1999). Image analysis of urediniospores that infect Mentha. Mycologia . Nov. Dec. 91(6): 1016-1020. {a} Department of Botany and Range Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA

Koike, S. T. and G. S. Saenz (1999). Powdery mildew of spearmint caused by Erysiphe orontii in California. Plant Disease 83(4): 399. {a} University of California Cooperative Extension, Salinas, CA, 93901, USA

Li, X., X. Niu, et al. (1999). Efficient plant regeneration of Native Spearmint (Mentha spicata L.). In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology Plant. July Aug 35(4): 333-338. {a} Center for Plant Environmental Stress Physiology, Purdue University, 1165 Horticulture Building, West Lafayette, IN, 47907-1165, USA

Lupien, S., F. Karp, et al. (1999). Regiospecific cytochrome P450 limonene hydroxylases from mint (Mentha) species: cDNA isolation, characterization, and functional expression of (-)-4s-limonene-3-hydroxylase and (-)-4s-limonene-6-hydroxylase. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Aug. 368(1): 181-192. {a} Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164-6340, USA

Park, Y. I., J. S. So, et al. (1999). Induction by carvone of the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-degradative pathway in Alcaligenes eutrophus H850 and its molecular monitoring. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. Dec. 9(6): 804-810. {a} Division of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Maritime University, Pusan, 606-791, South Korea

Reed, B. M. (1999). In vitro storage conditions for mint germplasm. Hortscience . April 34(2): 350-352. {a} Agricultural Research Service, National Clonal Germplasm Repository, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 33447 Peoria Road, Corvallis, OR, 97333-2521, USA

Singh, A., C. Chaturvedi, et al. (1999). Two species of Mentha as new hosts of Corticium rolfsii. Bulletin OEPP. [print] Mars Juin 29(1-2): 211. {a} National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226 001, India

Singh, P., N. K. Srivastava, et al. (1999). Influence of etherel and gibberellic acid on carbon metabolism, growth, and essential oil accumulation in spearmint (Mentha spicata). Photosynthetica Prague 36(4): 509-517. {a} Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, PO CIMAP, Lucknow, 226015, India

Venkadasubramanian, V. and P. M. M. David (1999). Insecticidal toxicity of commercial Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) products in combination with botanicals to Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) and Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner). Journal of Biological Control. [print] 13(1-2): 85-92. {a} Department of Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam, Vallanad, Tamil Nadu, 628 252, India

Voirin, B., C. Bayet, et al. (1999). Free flavonoid aglycones as markers of parentage in Mentha aquatica, M. citrata, M. spicata and M. X piperita. Phytochemistry Oxford. April 50(7): 1189-1193. {a} Laboratoire de Produits naturels et Communications cellulaires, UPRESA 5013, UFR de Chimie-Biochimie, Universite Lyon 1, 43 Boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, 69622, Villeurbanne Cedex, France

Abou, M. A. A. and G. Binder (1998). Effect of exogenous growth regulators on plant regenerates from tissue cultures of Mentha spicata and production of volatiles. Journal of Applied Botany 72(5-6): 233-243. Julius-von-Sachs-Inst., Biowissenschaften Univ. Wuerzburg, Lehrstuhl Pharm. Biol., Julius-von-Sachs Platz 2, D-97082 Wuerzburg, Germany

Adam, K., A. Sivropoulou, et al. (1998). Antifungal activities of Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum, Mentha spicata, Lavandula angustifolia, and Salvia fruticosa essential oils against human pathogenic fungi. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 46(5): 1739-1745. {a} Lab. General Microbiol., Sect. Genetics Dev. Molecular Biol., Sch. Biol., Aristotle Univ., Thessaloniki 54006, Greece

Aziz, N. H., Y. A. Youssef, et al. (1998). Contamination of some common medicinal plant samples and spices by fungi and their mycotoxins. Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica Taipei 39(4): 279-285. {a} Microbiol. Dep., Natl. Cent. Radiation Res. Technol., PO Box 29, Nasr City, Post Code, 113701 Cairo, Egypt

Gavalas, N., A. M. Bosabalidis, et al. (1998). Comparative study of leaf anatomy and essential oils of the hybrid Menthia x villoso-nervata and its parental species M. longifolia and M. spicata. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 46(1): 27-33. {a} Dep. Bot., Sch. Biol., Aristotle Univ. Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54006, Greece

Grammatikopoulos, G., R. Karousou, et al. (1998). Differential effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on reproductive effort in two chemotypes of Mentha spicata under field conditions. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 25(3): 345-351. {a} Lab. Plant Physiol., Dep. Biol., Univ. Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece

Karousou, R., G. Grammatikopoulos, et al. (1998). Effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on Mentha spicata essential oils. Phytochemistry Oxford 49(8): 2273-2277. {a} Lab. Plant Physiol., Dep. Biol., Univ. Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece

Krasnyanski, S., T. M. Ball, et al. (1998). Somatic hybridization in mint: Identification and characterization of Mentha piperita (+) M. spicata hybrid plants. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 96(5): 683-687. {a} Dep. Hortic., Mich. State Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

Montes, M. A., T. Wilkomirsky, et al. (1998). Antibacterial activity of essential oils from aromatic plants growing in Chile. Fitoterapia 69(2): 170-172. {a} Fac. Pharm., Univ. Concepcion, Casilla 237, Concepcion, Chile

Williams, D. C., D. J. McGarvey, et al. (1998). Truncation of limonene synthase preprotein provides a fully active 'pseudomature' form of this monoterpene cyclase and reveals the function of the amino-terminal arginine pair. Biochemistry 37(35): 12213-12220. {a} Inst. Biological Chem., Dep. Biochemistry Biophysics, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA 99164-6340, USA

Yamamura, S., K. Ozawa, et al. (1998). Antihistaminic flavones and aliphatic glycosides from Mentha spicata. Phytochemistry Oxford 48(1): 131-136. {a} Inst. Pharm. Sci., Hiroshima Univ. Sch. Med., 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734, Japan

Abdul, K. and K. K. Janardhanan (1997). Influence of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the productivity of cultivated mints. Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences 19(1): 7-10. Central Inst. Medicinal Aromatic Plants, PO CIMAP, Lucknow-226 015, India

Fahlen, A., M. Welander, et al. (1997). Effects of light-temperature regimes on plant growth and essential oil yield of selected aromatic plants. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 73(1): 111-119. {a} Sch. Geography, Stockholm Univ., Stockholm, Sweden

Franzios, G., M. Mirotsou, et al. (1997). Insecticidal and genotoxic activities of mint essential oils. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 45(7): 2690-2694. {a} Dep. Genetics Dev. Mol. Biol., Sch. Biol., Fac. Sci., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece

Gilbert, E. S. and D. E. Crowley (1997). Plant compounds that induce polychlorinated biphenyl biodegradation by Arthrobacter sp. strain B1B. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 63(5): 1933-1938. {a} Dep. Soil Environmental Sci., Univ. California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA

Kokkini, S., R. Karousou, et al. (1997). Essential oils with 1,2-epoxy-p-menthane derivatives from Mentha spicata plants growing across the Island of Crete. Botanica Acta 110(2): 184-189. {a} Lab. Systematic Botany Phytogeography, Dep. Botany, Sch. Biol., Aristotle Univ. Thessaloniki, 54006 Thessaloniki, Greece

Marinova, E. M. and N. V. Yanishlieva (1997). Antioxidative activity of extracts from selected species of the family Lamiaceae in sunflower oil. Food Chemistry 58(3): 245-248. Inst. Organic Chem., Bulgarian Acad. Sci., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Murin, A. (1997). Karyotaxonomy of some medicinal and aromatic plants. Thaiszia 7(1): 75-88. {a} Dep. Bot., Fac. Sci., Comenius Univ., Revova 39, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovakia

Omer, E. A., B. Z. E. El, et al. (1997). Constituents and biological activities of volatile oil of some lamiacae plants as affected by irradiation. Egyptian Journal of Horticulture 24(2): 175-196. {a} Pharmaceutical Sci. Dep., Natl. Res. Cent., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Prasad, A., N. Gupta, et al. (1997). Root cation exchange capacity (CEC) and its relationship with the mineral composition of mint plants. Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences 19(2): 395-397. Central Inst. Medicinal Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 226 015, India

Shukla, R. S. and K. P. Singh (1997). Isolation, partial purification and phytotoxic activity of a toxin produced by Corynespora cassiicola, a strain from Mentha arvensis. Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences 19(3): 682-687. Central Inst. Med. Aromatic Plants, P.O. CIMAP, Lucknow-226015, India

Soliman, F. M., S. M. A. El, et al. (1997). A comparative study of the essential oils from certain Mentha and Salvia species grown in Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 38(4-6): 553-564. {a} Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kasr-El-Ainy, Cairo, 11562, Egypt

Stoeva, T. and L. Iliev (1997). Influence of some phenylurea cytokinins on spearmint essential oil composition. Bulgarian Journal of Plant Physiology 23(3-4): 66-71. {a} Institute of Botany, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 23, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

Berry, C., E. J. M. Van, et al. (1996). Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of commercial mints. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 44(2): 177-181. {a} Delaware Agric. Exp. Stn., Dep. Plant Soil Sci., Coll. Agric. Sci., Univ. Delaware, Newark, DE 19717-1303, USA

Ishiguro, A., T. Sano, et al. (1996). Nucleotide sequence and host range of coleus viroid isolated from coleus (Coleus blumei Benth.) in Japan. Annals of the Phytopathological Society of Japan 62(1): 84-86. Lab. Phytopathol., Fac. Agric., Hirosaki Univ., Hirosaki 036, Japan

Jood, S., A. C. Kapoor, et al. (1996). Evaluation of some plant products against Trogoderma granarium everts in sorghum and their effects on nutritional composition organoleptic characteristics. Journal of Stored Products Research 32(4): 345-352. {a} Dep. Entomol., CCS Haryana Agric. Univ., Hisar 125 004, India

Maruyama, K., C. Goto, et al. (1996). O-acetylated xyloglucan in extracellular polysaccharides from cell-suspension cultures of Mentha. Phytochemistry Oxford 41(5): 1309-1314. {a} Fac. Agric., Niigata Univ., Ikarashi, Niigata 950-21, Japan

Ponnamperuma, K. and R. Croteau (1996). Purification and characterization of an NADPH-cytochrome P450 (cytochrome c) reductase from spearmint (Mentha spicata) glandular trichomes. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 329(1): 9-16. {a} Inst. Biol. Chemistry Dep. Biochemistry Biophysics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6340, USA

Shukla, P. K. and A. Haseeb (1996). Effectiveness of some nematicides and oil cakes in the management of Pratylenchus thornei on Mentha citrata, M. piperita and M. spicata. Bioresource Technology 57(3): 307-310. {a} Central Inst. Medicinal Aromatic Plants, P.O. CIMAP, Lucknow 226 015, India

Walker, J. T. and J. B. Melin (1996). Mentha X piperita, Mentha spicata and effects of their essential oils on Meloidogyne in soil. Journal of Nematology 28(4 Suppl.): 629-635. Dep. Plant Pathol., Univ. Georgia, Georgia Stn., Griffin, GA 30223, USA

Abd, E. M. M. and E. A. Omer (1995). Effect of essential oils of some medicinal plants on phytonematodes. Anzeiger fuer Schaedlingskunde Pflanzenschutz Umweltschutz 68(4): 82-84. {a} Dept. Plant Pathology, National Research Centre, Dokki 12311, Cairo, Egypt

Chappell, J. (1995). The biochemistry and molecular biology of isoprenoid metabolism. Plant Physiology Rockville 107(1): 1-6. Plant Physiology Biochem. Program, Univ. Ky., Lexington, KY 40546-0091, USA

Johnson, D. A. (1995). Races of Puccinia menthae in the Pacific Northwest and Interaction of Latent Period of Mints Infected with Rust Races. Plant Disease 79(1): 20-24. Plant Pathol., Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA 99164-6430, USA

McGeady, P. and R. Croteau (1995). Isolation and characterization of an active-site peptide from a monoterpene cyclase labeled with a mechanism-based inhibitor. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 327(21): 149-155. {a} Inst. Biological Chem., Dep. Biochem. Biophysics, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA 99164-6340, USA

Nemeth, E. and T. V. Pham (1995). Vegetative Propagation of Four Species of Mentha. Gartenbauwissenschaft 60(1): 34-37. {a} Lehstuhl Heilpflanzenproduktion, Lehrstuhl Pflazenphysiol. Univ. Gartenbau, Lebensmittelindustrie, Budapest, Hungary

Sharathchandra, J. N. N., K. Platel, et al. (1995). Digestive enzymes of rat pancreas and small intestine in response to orally administered mint (Mentha spicata) leaf and garlic (Allium sativum) oil. Indian Journal of Pharmacology 27(3): 156-160. {a} Dep. Biochem. Nutr., Cent. Food Technol. Res. Inst., Mysore 570 013, India

Singh, D. (1995). Development of suitable sampling methods for the arthropods of four mint species. Insect Science and its Application 16(3-4): 333-337. {a} Entomol. Div., Cent. Inst. Med. Aromatic Plants, P.O. CIMAP, Lucknow-226015, India

Sivropoulou, A., S. Kokkini, et al. (1995). Antimicrobial activity of mint essential oils. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 43(9): 2384-2388. {a} Lab. General Microbiol., Sect. Genetics, Dev. Mol. Biol., Sch. Biol., Aristotle Univ. Thessaloniki 54006, Greece

Yanishlieva, N. V. and E. M. Marinova (1995). Antioxidant activity of selected species of the family Lamiaceae grown in Bulgaria. Nahrung 39(5-6): 458-464. Inst. Organic Chemistry Center Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy Sciences, Kv. Geo Ilev, ul. Acad. G. Bonchev, bl. 9, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Abdul, K. K. K. J. (1994). Variation of native VA-mycorrhizal association on cultivated species of mint. Symbiosis 16(1): 75-82. {a} Central Inst. Med. Aromatic Plants, P.O. CIMAP, Lucknow-226015, India

Boydston, R. A. and K. K. Al (1994). DC X2-5309 organosilicone adjuvant improves control of kochia (Kochia scoparia) with bentazon and bromoxynil. Weed Technology 8(1): 99-104. {a} Agric. Res. Serv., US Dep. Agric., Prosser, WA 99350, USA

Savage, T. J., M. W. Hatch, et al. (1994). Monoterpene synthases of Pinus contorta and related conifers: A new class of terpenoid cyclase. Journal of Biological Chemistry 269(6): 4012-4020. {a} Inst. Biological Chem., Wash. State Univ., Pullman, WA 99164-6340, USA

Singh, J., A. K. Dubey, et al. (1994). Antifungal activity of Mentha spicata. International Journal of Pharmacognosy 32(4): 314-319. Natural Pesticide Lab., Dep. Botany, Univ. Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur 273 009, India

Yeremko, I. O. (1994). Genus Mentha L. (Lamiaceae) in the flora of Ukraine. Ukrayins'kyi Botanichnyi Zhurnal 51(6): 24-29. N.G. Kholodnyi Inst. Bot., Natl. Acad. Sci. Ukr., vul. Tereshchenkivs'ka 2, MSP-1, 252601 Kiev, Ukraine

Alonso, W. R., J. E. Crock, et al. (1993). Production and characterization of polyclonal antibodies in rabbits to 4S-limonene synthase from spearmint (Mentha spicata). Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 301(1): 58-63. {a} Institute Biological Chemistry, Dep. Biochemistry and Biophysics, Washington State Univ., Pullman, Washington 99164-6340

Colby, S. M., W. R. Alonso, et al. (1993). 4S-Limonene synthase from the oil glands of spearmint (Mentha spicata): cDNA isolation, characterization, and bacterial expression of the catalytically active monoterpene cyclase. Journal of Biological Chemistry 268(31): 23016-23024. {a} Inst. Biol. Chem., Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA 99164-6340, USA

Croteau, R., W. R. Alonso, et al. (1993). Irreversible inactivation of monoterpene cyclases by a mechanism-based inhibitor. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 307(2): 397-404. {a} Inst. Biological Chem., Wash. State Univ., Pullman, WA 99164-6340, USA

Funk, C. and R. Croteau (1993). Induction and characterization of a cytochrome P-450-dependent camphor hydroxylase in tissue cultures of common sage (Salvia officinalis). Plant Physiology Rockville 101(4): 1231-1237. {a} Inst. Biol. Chem., Dep. Biochem. Biophysics, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA 99164-6340, USA

Ishizaki, M., K. Ozaki, et al. (1993). Synthetic approaches toward spiro(2,3-dihydro-4H-1-benzopyran-4,1'-cyclohexan)-2-One derivatives via radical reactions: Total synthesis of racemic-lycoramine. Journal of Organic Chemistry 58(15): 3877-3885. {a} Fac. Pharmaceutical Sci., Sci. University Tokyo, 12 Ichigaya Funagawara-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162, Japan

Jood, S., A. C. Kapoor, et al. (1993). Evaluation of some plant products against Trogoderma granarium everts in stored maize and their effects on nutritional composition and organoleptic characteristics of kernels. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 41(10): 1644-1648. {a} Dep. Foods Nutrition, CCS Haryana Agric. Univ., Hisar 125 004, India

Jood, S., A. C. Kapoor, et al. (1993). Evaluation of some plant products against Trogoderma granarium Everts in stored wheat and their effects on nutritional composition and organoleptic characteristics of treated grains. International Journal of Pest Management 39(1): 93-98. {a} Dep. Foods and Nutrition, Haryana Agric. Univ., Hisar-125004, India

Pyun, H. J., R. M. Coates, et al. (1993). Regiospecificity and isotope effects associated with the methyl-methylene eliminations in the enzyme-catalyzed biosynthesis of (R)- and (S)-limonene. Journal of Organic Chemistry 58(15): 3998-4009. {a} Dep. Chem., University Illinois, 1209 West California St., Urbana, IL 61801, USA

Roblot, F., T. Laugel, et al. (1993). Two acetogenins from Annona muricata seeds. Phytochemistry Oxford 34(1): 281-285. Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, ERS 45 CNRS (BIOCIS), Faculte de Pharmacie, 92296 Chatenay-Malabry, France

Sato, H., S. Enomoto, et al. (1993). Plant regeneration from protoplasts of peppermint (Mentha piperita L.). Plant Cell Reports 12(10): 546-550. {a} Lotte Central Lab. CO., Ltd., 3-1-1 Numakage, Urawa, Saitama 336, Japan

Serra, L. L., J. X. Soler, et al. (1993). Fragmenta chorologica occidentalia, 4683-4697. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 51(1): 136-137. Dep. Biol. Vegetal, Fac. Ciencias Biologicas, Univ. Valencia, Doctor Moliner, 50, 46100 Burjasot, Valencia, Spain

Shikimaka, A. F., e. E. A. Vorob, et al. (1993). Terpenoid composition of essential oil from Mentha spicata carvone chemotype. Buletinul Academiei de Stiinte a Republicii Moldova Stiinte Biologice si Chimice(5): 75-76. Inst. Plant Physiol., Acad. Sci. Mold., Kishinev, Moldova

Uchiyama, T., M. Numata, et al. (1993). Production and composition of extracellular polysaccharide from cell suspension cultures of Mentha. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 32(2): 153-159. Fac. Agric., Niigata University, Ikarashi, Niigata 950-21, Japan

Vokou, D., S. Vareltzidou, et al. (1993). Effects of aromatic plants on potato storage: Sprout suppression and antimicrobial activity. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment 47(3): 223-235. {a} Dep. Ecol., Sch. Biol., Aristotle Univ., 540 06 Thessaloniki, Greece

Ahmad, T., B. R. Tyagi, et al. (1992). Variation of nuclear DNA content in the genus Mentha L. (Lamiaceae). Cytologia Tokyo 57(3): 359-367. {a} Cent. Inst. Med. Aromatic Plants, Post Bag No. 1, P.O.-R.S.M. Nagar, Lucknow-226 016, India

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Ramji and P. Sagar (1990). Population abundance of Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fab) on different species/cultivars of mint at Ludhiana (India). Indian Perfumer 34(1): 26-29.

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