Food chemistryOilsVolatileMentha piperitaLightSesquiterpenes
Influence of red- and blue-dominant light spectra on the biosynthesis of mono- and sesquiterpenes in mint (Mentha × piperita) essential oil.
Saskia Tsiaparas, Pia Kuchem, Julian Krämer, Charlotte Hubert-Schöler, Katharina Luhmer, Marcel Dieter Moll, Ralf Pude, Andreas Schieber, Matthias Wüst, Maike Passon
Published: 202510.1016/j.foodchem.2025.146731
Abstract
Mentha has great economic importance in the food and pharmaceutical industries. As climate conditions become increasingly unstable, the cultivation of herbs in greenhouses is gaining importance. Light-Emitting Diodes enable to manipulate light spectr…
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