اثر تنش شوری و خشکی بر میزان وانیلیک و پاراکوماریک اسید در گیاه نعناع قمی ( Mentha spicata )

Phenolic acids have attracted the interest of scientists in the past 20 years, significant attention due to their pharmacological activity and traditional use as a decoction. Vanillic acid and p-cumaric acid are phenolic compounds that is valuable in numerous medicinal properties. It has been reported that environmental stresses have a very large impact on the increasing of phenolic compounds. In this study the effects of drought and salinity on vanillic acid and p-cumaric acid content was conducted in Menthe spicata in a completely randomized design with three replications and with using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) in the genomics laboratory of Imam Khomeini International University. The results showed that the amount of vanillic acid and p-cumaric acid under droght conditions increased 15% and 103% respectively compared to control.