Protection against nitric oxide toxicity by tea

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 5768-5772

  Paquay, Jos B G ^a   Haenen, Guido R M M ^a   Stender, Gerard ^a   Wiseman, Sheila A ^b   Tijburg, Lilian B M ^b   Bast, Aalt ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Catechin; Epigallocatechin; Flavonoids; Nitric oxide; Peroxynitrite; Tea; Theaflavin

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; FLAVONOID; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; PEROXYNITRITE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; POLYPHENOLS;

ANIMAL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL LINE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PEROXYNITRIC ACID; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TEA; WINE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; ENZYME INDUCTION; FLAVONOIDS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRITES; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; POLYMERS; RATS; TEA; WINE;

ANIMALIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 0033666770     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf981316h     Document Type: Article

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