Identification of the major antioxidative metabolites in biological fluids of the rat with ingested (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 973-977

  Harada, Masami ^a   Kan, Yukiko ^a   Naoki, Hideo ^a   Fukui, Yuko ^a   Kageyama, Norihiko ^a   Nakai, Masaaki ^a   Miki, Wataru ^a   Kiso, Yoshinobu ^a  

^a SUNTORY LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Catechin; Epicatechin; Metabolite; glucuronide

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATECHIN; FLAVONOID; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BILE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RAT; STEREOISOMERISM; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BILE; CATECHIN; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STEREOISOMERISM; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0033143452     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.63.973     Document Type: Article

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