(-)-Epigallocatechin-(3)-gallate prevents oxidative damage in both the aqueous and lipid compartments of human plasma

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 302, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 409-414

  Aldini, Giancarlo ^a   Yeum, Kyung Jin ^b   Carini, Marina ^a   Krinsky, Norman I ^b,c   Russell, Robert M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

( ) Epigallocatechin (3) gallate; Antioxidant; Aqueous and lipid plasma compartments; Carotenoids; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPLETION; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; IC 50; LIPOPHILICITY; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0037428249     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)00192-X     Document Type: Article

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