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SUBMITTER: Pereira OR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6321363 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pereira Olívia R OR Pereira Olívia R OR Catarino Marcelo D MD Afonso Andrea F AF Silva Artur M S AMS Cardoso Susana M SM
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20181201 12
<i>Salvia elegans</i> Vahl., <i>Salvia greggii</i> A. Gray, and <i>Salvia officinalis</i> L. decoctions were investigated for their health-benefit properties, in particular with respect to antioxidant activity and inhibitory ability towards key enzymes with impact in diabetes and obesity (α-glucosidase, α-amylase and pancreatic lipase). Additionally, the phenolic profiles of the three decoctions were determined and correlated with the beneficial properties. The <i>S. elegans</i> decoction was th ...[more]