@article {Kim:2009p1158,
	title = {In vitro alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitory Potential and Antioxidant Activity of Selected Lamiaceae Species Inhabited in Korean Penninsula},
	journal = {Food Sci Biotechnol},
	volume = {18},
	number = {1},
	year = {2009},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {239{\textendash}244},
	abstract = {In the current study, inhibitory activity of 8 selected Korean edible plants of Lamiaceae family against alpha-glucosidases, prepared from rat small intestine acetone powder was evaluated. Total flavonoids and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) were also investigated. Methyl alcohol extracts of Scutellaria indica (SI) had the highest alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activity relevant for potentially managing hyperglycemia, followed by Clinopodium gracile (CG) and Thymus quinquecostatus (TQ). These 3 species also showed significant antioxidant activity in ORAC system. The alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activity of the extracts was compared to selected phenolics. Among the standard phenolics tested quercetin which was major flavonoid in the extracts had the highest alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activity. CG, TQ, and SI which had high quercetin content and ORAC values also exhibited significant sucrase inhibitory activity. Results suggested that selected 3 Korean Lamiaceae species have the potential development of effective dietary strategy for postprandial hyperglycemia and oxidative stress-linked diabetes complications.},
	keywords = {Antioxidant, Assay, Cancer, Capacity, Disease, Extracts, Fruit, Glucosidase Inhibitor, Lamiaceae, Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity, Phenolic-Compounds, Plasma, Risk, Vegetables},
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	author = {Dong-Soo Kim and Hyun Jeong Kwon and Hae-Dong Jang and Young-In Kwon}
}
@article {Juan:2004p8021,
	title = {Amino acids composition of Teucrium nutlet proteins and their systematic significance},
	journal = {Annals of Botany},
	volume = {94},
	number = {4},
	year = {2004},
	month = {Oct},
	pages = {615{\textendash}21},
	abstract = {BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Plant species are considered as a good source of dietary proteins, although the nutritional quality of proteins depends on their amino acid composition. In this work the protein content and amino acid composition of nutlets of 21 Teucrium taxa (Lamiaceae) from Spain were analysed and their nutritional quality was compared with the minimum values established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In addition, the amino acid composition was evaluated as a chemical character to clarify the taxonomic complexity in this genus. METHODS: Amino acid content of nutlets was determined after derivatization with diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate by high-performance liquid chromatography. Previously, nutlets samples were hydrolysed and incubated in an oven at 110 degrees C for 24 h. KEY RESULTS: The protein content was variable, ranging from 6.4 \% in T. dunense to 43.8 \% in T. algarbiense. According to the FAO values all taxa contain satisfactory amounts of leucine, threonine and valine and are deficient in lysine. The similarity analysis of Teucrium taxa using amino acid composition data did not clearly reflect the infrageneric classification of this genus. CONCLUSIONS: Annual species, such as T. spinosum, T. aristatum and T. resupinatum showed a better balanced amino acid composition. The dendrogram partly matched with the karyological complexity of Teucrium. No correlation between amino acid composition and habitat has been observed, showing that Teucrium nutlet amino acid composition may not be strongly influenced by the environment.},
	keywords = {Amino Acids, Amino Acids: Essential, Evolution: Molecular, Fruit, Nutritive Value, Phylogeny, Plant Proteins, Species Specificity, Teucrium},
	doi = {10.1093/aob/mch181},
	author = {R Juan and J Pastor and F Mill{\'a}n and M Alaiz and J Vioque}
}
