Table 4. Lectinactivity and presence of mucilage in species from the Mentheae (Nepetoideae).

Species

Habit

Habitat

Muci-lage

Protein

(mg/ml)

Lectin activity (%)

 − Pectinex

+ Pectinex

Agastache rugosa

A- her

And/(Subtr)

No

0.83

22.3

37.4

Hyssopus officinalis

Sb-shr.

Medit./(And)

No

0.92

52.1

76.2

Melissa officinalis

P-her.

Medit./(And)

2.3

0.53

0

67.6

Mentha spicata

P-her.

Medit./(And)

No

0.83

49.7

77.9

Origanum vulgare

P-her.

Medit./(And)

No

1.28

0

74.7

O. mejorana

P-her/Sb-shr.

Medit./(And)

No

1.38

48.3

52

Rosmarinus officinalis

Shr.

Medit./(And)

1.8

1.38

13.8

82.3

Satureja montana

P-her/Sb-shr.

Medit./(And)

No

3.01

21.9

70.3

Thymus vulgaris

Sb-shr.

Medit./(And)

0.5

1.51

20.4

59.9

Salvia Subgen. Sclarea Sect. Aethiopis

S. aethiopis

A-her

Medit

0.8

2.47

54.1

77.8

Subgen. Sclarea Sect. Horminum

Salvia horminum

A-hert

Medit

1.8

2.67

69.6

86.9

Subgen. Sclarea Sect. Plethiosphace

S. verbenaca

P-her.

Medit

0.85

0.79

7.6

45.1

Subgen. Salvia Sect. Salvia

S. lavandulifolia

Sb-Shr

Medit

No

0.59

47.4

50.4

S. officinalis

Sb-Srb

Medit.

No

2.99

16

68

Subgen. Calosphace Sect Angulatae

S. aratocensis

Sb-shr.

Sba-d

.8

0.31

22.5

11.0

subsp.  suratensis

/Shr

         

S. sphacelioides subsp. pax-fluminensis (cult)

Shr

And-h

0.5

2.62

11.3

10.1

S. sphacelioides subsp. pax-fluminensis (Soapaga)

Shr

Sba/And-d

0.7

0.36

6.8

11.5

Subgen. Calosphace Sect x Angutes

S. x tunica-mariae

A-her/P-her

Sba/And

1.0

0.1

2.8

10.0

Subgen. Calosphace Sect Potiles

S. hispanica

A-her

And-d

2.3

0.84

16.3

79.7

Subgen. Calosphace Sect Rubescentes

S. amethystina subsp. amethystina

P- her

And

1.8

0.13

3.4

14.2

Subgen. Calosphace Sect Secundae

S. splendens (Tena)

P-her

Sba/And

1.5

2.1

87.0

87.5