Radical scavenging evaluation of green tea extracts

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 529-530

  Fourneau, C ^a   Laurens, A ^a   Hocquemiller, R ^a   Cave A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

epicatechin gallate; epigallocatechin gallate; scavenging radical activity; Thea sinensis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CAFFEINE; CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; RUTOSIDE; SCAVENGER;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; FRACTIONATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029806119     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199609)10:6<529::AID-PTR887>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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