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A Review on the Biological Activity of Camellia Species

Molecules, 2021
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.
Ana Margarida Teixeira, Clara Sousa
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Potential Hypoglycemic and Antilipidemic Activity of Polyphenols from Passiflora ligularis (Granadilla)

Molecules, 2023
The consumption of fruits or by-products from plants of the Passifloraceae family has been associated with multiple health and nutritional benefits, due to their phenolic compound content.
Jaime Angel-Isaza, Juan Carlos Carmona-Hernandez, Clara Helena González-Correa, William Vicente Narváez-Solarte   +3 more
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Inhibition of interleukin-1β-stimulated collagenase and stromelysin expression in human tendon fibroblasts by epigallocatechin gallate ester [PDF]

, 2004
The medicinal benefits of green tea (Camellia sinensis) consumption have been attributed to bioavailable polyphenols, notably epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).
Buttle, David J., Corps, Anthony N., Curry, Valerie A., Hazleman, Brian L., Riley, Graham P.   +4 more
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Discrimination of Sayamakaori and Yabukita Which Are Original Plant Source of Japanese Green Tea and Identification of Specific Compounds for the Former by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Metabolomics Techniques Combined with Isolation by Chromatography Methods

Natural Product Communications, 2023
Camellia sinensis leaves are one of the most economically important crops, and various tea cultivars are available in Japan. In the present study, we compared the constituents of Camellia sinensis var. sinensis cv.
Aiko Sano, Takako Shibata, Atsushi Takahasi, Takami Yokogawa, Masashi Kitamura, Ryuichiro Suzuki   +5 more
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Green tea (Camellia sinensis) for the prevention of cancer [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2009
Tea is one of the most commonly consumed beverages worldwide. Teas from the plant Camellia sinensis can be grouped into green, black and oolong tea. Cross-culturally tea drinking habits vary. Camellia sinensis contains the active ingredient polyphenol, which has a subgroup known as catechins. Catechins are powerful antioxidants.
Boehm K., BORRELLI, FRANCESCA, Ernst E., Habacher G., Hung S. K., Milazzo S., Horneber M.   +6 more
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Genomic analyses of agronomic traits in tea plants and related Camellia species

Frontiers in Plant Science
The genus Camellia contains three types of domesticates that meet various needs of ancient humans: the ornamental C. japonica, the edible oil-producing C. oleifera, and the beverage-purposed tea plant C. sinensis.
Shengchang Duan, Shengchang Duan, Shengchang Duan, Liang Yan, Liang Yan, Zongfang Shen, Zongfang Shen, Zongfang Shen, Xuzhen Li, Baozheng Chen, Dawei Li, Hantao Qin, Hantao Qin, Muditha K. Meegahakumbura, Muditha K. Meegahakumbura, Moses C. Wambulwa, Moses C. Wambulwa, Moses C. Wambulwa, Lianming Gao, Lianming Gao, Wei Chen, Wei Chen, Yang Dong, Yang Dong, Jun Sheng, Jun Sheng   +25 more
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Deep sequencing of the Camellia sinensis transcriptome revealed candidate genes for major metabolic pathways of tea-specific compounds [PDF]

, 2011
Background Tea is one of the most popular non-alcoholic beverages worldwide. However, the tea plant, Camellia sinensis, is difficult to culture in vitro, to transform, and has a large genome, rendering little genomic information available ...
Cheng-Ying Shi, Hua Yang, Chao-Ling Wei, Oliver Yu, Zheng-Zhu Zhang, Chang-Jun Jiang, Jun Sun, Ye-Yun Li, Qi Chen, Tao Xia, Xiao-Chun Wan   +10 more
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In Vitro and In Vivo Hypoglycaemic Effect of Camellia Sinensis on Alpha Glucosidase Activity and Glycaemic Index of White Bread

Applied Food Research, 2022
High glycaemic index diet and α-glucosidase activity have been implicated in postprandial hyperglycaemia. Regulation of α-glucosidase activity and high glycaemic index diet has promising consequence on curbing the prevalence of type-2 diabetes mellitus ...
Tajudeen Afolayan Lawal, Chimaobi James Ononamadu, Emmanuel Krist Okonkwo, Halimat Jumat Adedoyin, Muhammad Liman Shettima, Ibrahim Usman Muhammad, Adamu Jibrin Alhassan   +6 more
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Integration of Spatiotemporal Multi‐Omics in Peach Fruit Unravels a Metabolic Niche and the Genetic Basis of Trichome‐Mediated Stress Adaptation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study constructed the first spatiotemporal multi‐omics map of peach fruit and discovered a key candidate gene that synergistically regulates trichome development and drought tolerance through the jasmonic acid signaling pathway, providing insights into the coupling mechanism between development and stress resistance.
Zhixin Liu, Ke Cao, Liping Guan, Aizhi Qin, Yong Li, Zihao Zhao, Yinpeng Zhang, Yaping Zhou, Lirong Wang, Xuwu Sun   +9 more
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Recent Advances Regarding Polyphenol Oxidase in Camellia sinensis: Extraction, Purification, Characterization, and Application

Foods
Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) is an important metalloenzyme in the tea plant (Camellia sinensis). However, there has recently been a lack of comprehensive reviews on Camellia sinensis PPO.
Chun Zou, Xin Zhang, Yongquan Xu, Junfeng Yin   +3 more
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