Antioxidative Reactions of Caffeine: Formation of 8-Oxocaffeine (1,3,7-Trimethyluric Acid) in Coffee Subjected to Oxidative Stress

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 1332-1338

  Stadler, Richard H ^a   Fay, Laurent B ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

1,3,7 trimethyluric acid; antioxidant; Caffeine; coffee

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000791913     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf00053a038     Document Type: Article

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