Potent antioxidative activity of non-polyphenolic fraction of green tea (Camellia sinensis) - Association with pheophytins a and b

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 117-120

  Higashi Okai, Kiyoka ^a   Taniguchi, Makoto ^b   Okai, Yasuji ^a  

^a Osaka Kun ei Women's College   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidative activity; Green tea; Non polyphenolic fraction; Pheophytins a and b

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FRACTIONATION; LINOLEIC ACID; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; PHEOPHYTIN; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; POLYPHENOL;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0033979576     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(20000101)80:1<117::AID-JSFA499>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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