TY  - JOUR
AU  - Carocho, Marcio
AU  - Barros, Lillian
AU  - Calhelha, Ricardo C.
AU  - Ćirić, Ana
AU  - Soković, Marina
AU  - Santos-Buelga, Celestino
AU  - Morales, Patricia
AU  - Ferreira, Isabel C. F. R.
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2057
AB  - 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 gamma-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.
T2  - Food & Function
T1  - Melissa officinalis L. decoctions as functional beverages: a bioactive
 approach and chemical characterization
IS  - 7
VL  - 6
DO  - 10.1039/c5fo00309a
SP  - 2240
EP  - 2248
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Carocho, Marcio and Barros, Lillian and Calhelha, Ricardo C. and Ćirić, Ana and Soković, Marina and Santos-Buelga, Celestino and Morales, Patricia and Ferreira, Isabel C. F. R.",
year = "2015",
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 gamma-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.",
journal = "Food & Function",
title = "Melissa officinalis L. decoctions as functional beverages: a bioactive
 approach and chemical characterization",
number = "7",
volume = "6",
doi = "10.1039/c5fo00309a",
pages = "2240-2248"
}

Carocho, M., Barros, L., Calhelha, R. C., Ćirić, A., Soković, M., Santos-Buelga, C., Morales, P.,& Ferreira, I. C. F. R.. (2015). Melissa officinalis L. decoctions as functional beverages: a bioactive
 approach and chemical characterization. in Food & Function, 6(7), 2240-2248.
https://doi.org/10.1039/c5fo00309a

Carocho M, Barros L, Calhelha RC, Ćirić A, Soković M, Santos-Buelga C, Morales P, Ferreira ICFR. Melissa officinalis L. decoctions as functional beverages: a bioactive
 approach and chemical characterization. in Food & Function. 2015;6(7):2240-2248.
doi:10.1039/c5fo00309a .

Carocho, Marcio, Barros, Lillian, Calhelha, Ricardo C., Ćirić, Ana, Soković, Marina, Santos-Buelga, Celestino, Morales, Patricia, Ferreira, Isabel C. F. R., "Melissa officinalis L. decoctions as functional beverages: a bioactive
 approach and chemical characterization" in Food & Function, 6, no. 7 (2015):2240-2248,
https://doi.org/10.1039/c5fo00309a . .