Oxidation of tea catechins: Chemical structures and reaction mechanism

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 128-133

  Tanaka, Takashi ^a   Kouno, Isao ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Black tea; Catechin; Oxidation; Polyphenol; Tea; Theaflavin

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; FERMENTATION; HEATING; OXIDATION; PHENOLS; PIGMENTS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

RADICAL INITIATORS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0042879958     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.9.128     Document Type: Review

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