Catechin metabolites after intake of green tea infusions

BioFactors

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 111-118

  Pietta, P G ^a   Simonetti, P ^b   Gardana, C ^b   Brusamolino, A ^b   Morazzoni, P ^c   Bombardelli, E ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c INDENA S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catechins; Green tea; Metabolites; TRAP

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID; VANILLIC ACID;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPOPHILICITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0031825182     PISSN: 09516433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520080119     Document Type: Conference Paper

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