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A review on the biological activity of camellia species

dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Ana Margarida
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Clara
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-18T16:08:42Z
dc.date.available2021-05-18T16:08:42Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-09
dc.description.abstractMedicinal plants have been used since antiquity to cure illnesses and injuries. In the last few decades, natural compounds extracted from plants have garnered the attention of scientists and the Camellia species are no exception. Several species and cultivars are widespread in Asia, namely in China, Japan, Vietnam and India, being also identified in western countries like Portugal. Tea and oil are the most valuable and appreciated Camellia subproducts extracted from Camellia sinensis and Camellia oleifera, respectively. The economic impact of these species has boosted the search for additional information about the Camellia genus. Many studies can be found in the literature reporting the health benefits of several Camellia species, namely C. sinensis, C. oleifera and Camellia japonica. These species have been highlighted as possessing antimicrobial (antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral) and antitumoral activity and as being a huge source of polyphenols such as the catechins. Particularly, epicatechin (EC), epigallocatechin (EGC), epicatechin-3-gallate (ECG), and specially epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the major polyphenols of green tea. This paper presents a detailed review of Camellia species' antioxidant properties and biological activity.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/molecules26082178pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85105224334
dc.identifier.issn1420-3049
dc.identifier.pmcPMC8069326
dc.identifier.pmid33918918
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/33164
dc.identifier.wos000644575100001
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectABTSpt_PT
dc.subjectAntifungalpt_PT
dc.subjectAntimicrobialpt_PT
dc.subjectAntitumorpt_PT
dc.subjectFlavonoidspt_PT
dc.subjectPhenolicspt_PT
dc.titleA review on the biological activity of camellia speciespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue8pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleMoleculespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume26pt_PT
person.familyNameSantana Sousa
person.givenNameClara Cecília
person.identifier.ciencia-id771F-773D-BB49
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7206-8771
person.identifier.scopus-author-id7006164633
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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