Electron spin resonance spectroscopic evaluation of scavenging activity of tea catechins on superoxide radicals generated by a phenazine methosulfate and NADH system

Food Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 259-265

  Unno, Tomonori ^a   Yayabe, Fumihisa ^a   Hayakawa, Takashi ^b   Tsuge, Haruhito ^b  

^a 421 0516   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

( ) Epigallocatechin gallate; Catechins; ESR; Green tea; NADH; Phenazine methosulfate; Superoxide radical

Indexed keywords

5,5 DIMETHYL 1 PYRROLINE 1 OXIDE; CATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FLAVAN DERIVATIVE; PHENAZINE METHOSULFATE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; SPECTROMETER; SPIN TRAPPING; TEA;

INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0036155781     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(01)00262-X     Document Type: Article

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