Green tea polyphenols: Novel irreversible inhibitors of Dopa decarboxylase

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 284, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 90-93

  Bertoldi, Mariarita ^a   Gonsalvi, Marco ^a   Borri Voltattorni, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dopa decarboxylase; Green tea gallocatechins; Inactivation; Pyridoxal 5 phosphate

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; CARBOXYLYASE; DECARBOXYLASE INHIBITOR; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GALLOCATECHIN; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION;

EID: 0034815413     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4945     Document Type: Article

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