Biotransformation of (-)-epicatechin 3-O-gallate by human intestinal bacteria

Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 888-893

  Meselhy, Meselhy R ^a   Nakamura, Norio ^a   Hattori, Masao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

( ) Epicatechin 3 O gallate; Biotransformation; Human intestinal bacteria; Rat intestinal bacteria

Indexed keywords

EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; FLAVAN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DRUG METABOLISM; FECES; HERBAL MEDICINE; INTESTINE FLORA;

EID: 0031009218     PISSN: 00092363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/cpb.45.888     Document Type: Article

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