Structural identification of two metabolites of catechins and their kinetics in human urine and blood after tea ingestion

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 177-184

  Li, Chuan ^a   Lee, Mao Jung ^a   Sheng, Shuqun ^a   Meng, Xiaofeng ^a   Prabhu, Saileta ^a   Winnik, Bozena ^b   Huang, Baoming ^b   Chung, Jee Y ^a   Yan, Shunqi ^a   Ho, Chi Tang ^a   Yang, Chung S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; LACTONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER RESEARCH; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; KINETICS; MALE; TEA; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; CATECHIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; HUMANS; LACTONES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; TEA;

EID: 17144469349     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx9901837     Document Type: Article

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