Biological Properties and Bioactive Components of <i>Mentha spicata</i> L. Essential Oil: Focus on Potential Benefits in the Treatment of Obesity, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dermatophytosis, and Drug-Resistant Infections

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2"> </td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">IC<sub>50</sub> (<i>µ</i>L/mL)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Acetylcholinesterase (AChE)</td><td class="align_center">Butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Essential oil</td><td class="align_center">23.1 ± 0.26</td><td class="align_center">35.0 ± 0.37</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Carvone</td><td class="align_center">19.01 ± 0.45</td><td class="align_center">32.33 ± 0.09</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Galanthamine</td><td class="align_center">0.0076</td><td class="align_center">0.229</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Neostagmine</td><td class="align_center">0.0008</td><td class="align_center">0.104</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Cholinesterase inhibitory activities of essential oil from <i>M. spicata</i> growing in Palestine.</div>

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Table 3: Biological Properties and Bioactive Components of <i>Mentha spicata</i> L. Essential Oil: Focus on Potential Benefits in the Treatment of Obesity, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dermatophytosis, and Drug-Resistant Infections 

Table 3 | Biological Properties and Bioactive Components of Mentha spicata L. Essential Oil: Focus on Potential Benefits in the Treatment of Obesity, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dermatophytosis, and Drug-Resistant Infections 