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| Title |
Melissa officinalis L. decoctions as functional beverages: a bioactive approach and chemical characterization
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Food & Function, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.1039/c5fo00309a |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Márcio Carocho, Lillian Barros, Ricardo C. Calhelha, Ana Ćirić, Marina Soković, Celestino Santos-Buelga, Patricia Morales, Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira |
| Abstract |
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) is a member of the Lamiaceae family with a long story of human consumption. It has been consumed for decades, directly in food and as a decoction or an infusion for its medicinal purposes. In this manuscript, a detailed chemical characterization of the decoction of this plant is described, encompassing antimicrobial, antioxidant and antitumor activities. Rosmarinic acid and lithospermic acid A were the most abundant phenolic compounds. Quinic acid, fructose, glucose and γ-tocopherol were the most abundant within their groups of molecules. M. officinalis decoctions were active against a wide range of microorganisms, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella typhimurium, and Penicillium funiculosum being the most sensitive bacteria and fungi, respectively. The growth inhibition of different human tumor cell lines (mainly MCF-7 and HepG2) was also observed, as also high free radical scavenging activity and reducing power. This manuscript highlights some beneficial effects of these functional beverages. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 93 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 1 | 1% |
| Serbia | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 91 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 16 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 18% |
| Unknown | 20 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 16% |
| Chemistry | 11 | 12% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 8 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 17 | 18% |
| Unknown | 34 | 37% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 June 2015.
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#16,048,009
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#1,818
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#199,138
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#108
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