| antimicrobial activity against beneficial microorganisms and chemical composition of essential oil of mentha suaveolens ssp. insularis grown in sardinia. | the aim of this work was to determine the chemical constituents and in vitro antimicrobial activity of the essential oil (eo) of the aerial parts of mentha sueveolens spp. insularis grown in sardinia (italy) against probiotic and starter microorganisms. the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (gc-ms) analysis allowed to identified 34 compounds, most of oxygenated monoterpene compounds (82.5%) and among them, pulegone was found as major compound (46.5%). the agar diffusion test carried out emplo ... | 2014 | 24506214 |