Formation of antioxidants from (-)-epigallocatechin gallate in mild alkaline fluids, such as authentic intestinal juice and mouse plasma

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 223-229

  Yoshino, Kyoji ^a   Suzuki, Masazumi ^a   Sasaki, Kiyotaka ^a   Miyase, Toshio ^a   Sano, Mitsuaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

Author keywords

( ) Epigallocatechin gallate; Alkaline fluids; Antioxidant; Dimerization; Intestinal juice; Mouse plasma; Tea; Theasinensin

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FLAVONOID; SUPEROXIDE; THEASINENSIN A; THEASINENSIN D; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DIMERIZATION; INTESTINE FLUID; MALE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PH; PLASMA; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0033011176     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(98)00103-X     Document Type: Article

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