Culture System and Nutrient Restriction Shape Antioxidant Activity in In Vitro Spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) Shoots
Raquel Martínez-Carrillo, Fátima Z Behloul, María Á Ferrer, Antonio A Calderón, Beatrice Falcinelli, Sara Sestili, Angelica Galieni · 2025
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Description
Raquel Martínez-Carrillo and colleagues report a 2025 lab study on growing spearmint shoots in glassware. Spearmint makes compounds prized for fighting oxidation and high blood sugar. Growing the plant in controlled cultures could supply those compounds in a steady, green way. The team tested which food mix and which culture setup help the shoots make the most.
They tried four strengths of a standard plant food and three setups: solid gel, still liquid, and shaken liquid. Half-strength food gave the best results across all setups. Paired with still liquid, it raised one key antioxidant measure up to twenty-seven-fold. The helpful compounds rose and fell together with the antioxidant strength. Shaken cultures, though, showed more cell damage. The findings give growers a recipe for richer spearmint shoots.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Raquel Martínez-Carrillo, Fátima Z Behloul, María Á Ferrer, Antonio A Calderón, Beatrice Falcinelli, Sara Sestili, Angelica Galieni |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |