Peroxidase-mediated oxidation of catechins

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 229-241

  Sang, Shengmin ^a   Yang, Chung S ^a   Ho, Chi Tang ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black tea; Catechins; Dimer; LC MS MS; Oxidation; Peroxidase; Tetramer; Theaflavin; Thearubigin; Trimer

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; FLAVANOL DERIVATIVE; PEROXIDASE; PIGMENT; POLYPHENOL; THEAFLAVIN; THEARUBIGIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 23744460871     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHYT.0000047794.45076.7c     Document Type: Review

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