Inhibition of xanthine oxidase by catechins from tea (Camellia sinensis)

Anticancer Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6 D, 1997, Pages 4381-4385

  Aucamp, J ^a   Gaspar, A ^a   Hara, Y ^b   Apostolides, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Mitsui Norin Co Ltd Food Research Laboratories ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Catechins; Tea; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ANTIOXIDANT; CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LIVER ENZYME; POLYPHENOL; PURINE DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; URIC ACID; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CANCER; CATABOLISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; GOUT; HEALTH; MUTAGENESIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0031427013     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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