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A Review on the Biological Activity of Camellia Species
Medicinal 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,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8069326/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33918918 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26082178 |
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author | Teixeira, Ana Margarida Sousa, Clara |
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description | Medicinal 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. |
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spelling | pubmed-80693262021-04-26 A Review on the Biological Activity of Camellia Species Teixeira, Ana Margarida Sousa, Clara Molecules Review Medicinal 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. MDPI 2021-04-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8069326/ /pubmed/33918918 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26082178 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Teixeira, Ana Margarida Sousa, Clara A Review on the Biological Activity of Camellia Species |
title | A Review on the Biological Activity of Camellia Species |
title_full | A Review on the Biological Activity of Camellia Species |
title_fullStr | A Review on the Biological Activity of Camellia Species |
title_full_unstemmed | A Review on the Biological Activity of Camellia Species |
title_short | A Review on the Biological Activity of Camellia Species |
title_sort | review on the biological activity of camellia species |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8069326/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33918918 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26082178 |
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