Scavenging effect of tea catechins and their epimers on superoxide anion radicals generated by a hypoxanthine and xanthine oxidase system

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 601-606

  Unno, Tomonori ^a   Sugimoto, Akio ^a   Kakuda, Takami ^a  

^a 421 0516   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catechins; ESR; Superoxide anion radicals; Tea; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAFFEINE; CATECHIN; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYME INHIBITION; EPIMER; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGER; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SPIN TRAPPING AGENT; STRESS TOLERANCE; SUPEROXIDE; TEA; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 0034027493     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(200004)80:5<601::AID-JSFA581>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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