Relationship between rate and extent of catechin absorption and plasma antioxidant status

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 895-903

  Pietta, Piergiorgio ^a   Simonetti, Paolo ^c   Gardana, Claudio ^c   Brusamolino, Antonella ^c   Morazzoni, Paolo ^b   Bombardelli, Ezio ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INDENA S P A   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Epigallocatechingallate; Glutathione; Green tea catechins; Kinetics; Phytosome; Total Radical Antioxidant Parameter (TRAP)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATECHIN; GALLOCATECHIN; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID PHOSPHOLIPID COMPLEX; GREENSELECT; PHOSPHOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG FORMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEA;

EID: 0032425664     PISSN: 10399712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15216549800204442     Document Type: Article

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