Fractionation of green tea extracts: Correlation of antimutagenic effect with flavanol content

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 453-462

  Bu Abbas, Ali ^a   Copeland, Emma ^a   Clifford, Michael N ^a   Walker, Ron ^a   Ioannides, Costas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticarcinogenesis; Catechins; Flavanols; Food carcinogens; Tea

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031414063     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199712)75:4<453::AID-JSFA897>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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