| Title: | Peppermint Essential Oil and Its Major Volatiles as Protective Agents against Soft Rot Caused by Fusarium sambucinum in Cera Pepper (Capsicum pubescens) |
| Author(s): | Perez-Vazquez MAK; Pacheco-Hernandez Y; Lozoya-Gloria E; Mosso-Gonzalez C; Ramirez-Garcia SA; Romero-Arenas O; Villa-Ruano N; |
| Address: | "Centro de Agroecologia, Instituto de Ciencias, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla (BUAP), Km 1.7, carretera a San Baltazar Tetela, San Pedro Zacachimalpa, CP 72960, Puebla, Mexico. Centro de Investigacion en Biotecnologia Aplicada-IPN, ex-hacienda San Juan Molino carretera estatal Tecuexcomac-Tepetitla Km 1.5, CP 90700, Tlaxcala, Mexico. Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad Irapuato, Km 9.6 Carretera Irapuato-Leon, CP 36824, Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. CONACyT-Centro Regional de Investigacion en Salud Publica (CRISP), 4a. Av. Nte. esquina 19, Norte, Centro, CP 30700, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. Universidad de la Sierra Sur, Guillermo Rojas Mijangos, Col. Ciudad Universitaria, CP 70800, Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz, Oaxaca, Mexico. CONACyT-Centro Universitario de Vinculacion y Transferencia de Tecnologia, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Prolongacion de la 24 Sur y Av. San Claudio, Ciudad Universitaria, Col. San Manuel, CP 72570, Puebla, Mexico" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1612-1880 (Electronic) 1612-1872 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Cera pepper (Capsicum pubescens) is an exotic fruit considered as a rich source of nutraceuticals with known benefits for human health and also an economic resource for local producers in Mexico. The present investigation reports on the in vitro and in situ antifungal activity of the essential oil from Mentha piperita and its two major volatiles (menthol and menthone) against Fusarium sambucinum, which is a causal agent of soft rot in cera pepper. The application of these components in pepper fruits previously infected with F. sambucinum caused a significant delay (p<0.05) in the emergence of soft rot symptoms. This effect was reflected in the maintenance of pH and fruit firmness during a period of 10 days. The nutrimental content of the fruits (protein, fiber, fat and other proximate parameters) was conserved in the same period of time. The nutraceutical content of these fruits was estimated by the quantification of seven carotenoids (violaxanthin, cis-violaxanthin, luteoxanthin, antheraxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin and beta-carotene), ascorbic acid and capsaicinoids (capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin). According to our results, the essential oil from M. Piperita and its major volatiles exerted a preservative effect on these metabolites. Our findings demonstrated that the essential oil of M. Piperita and its major volatiles represent an ecological alternative for the control of fusariosis caused by F. sambucinum in cera peppers under postharvest conditions" |
| Keywords: | "Antifungal Agents/chemistry/isolation & purification/pharmacology Capsaicin/analysis/isolation & purification Capsicum/growth & development/*microbiology Carotenoids/analysis/isolation & purification Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Fruit/chemistry/me;" |
| Notes: | "MedlinePerez-Vazquez, Marco Antonio Kevin Pacheco-Hernandez, Yesenia Lozoya-Gloria, Edmundo Mosso-Gonzalez, Clemente Ramirez-Garcia, Sergio A Romero-Arenas, Omar Villa-Ruano, Nemesio eng 1004093/CONACyT-Mexico/ Catedras-578/CONACyT-Mexico/ Switzerland 2021/11/24 Chem Biodivers. 2022 Jan; 19(1):e202100835. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202100835. Epub 2021 Dec 7" |
