Stability of tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate and formation of dimers and epimers under common experimental conditions

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 9478-9484

  Sang, Shengmin ^a   Lee, Mao Jung ^a   Hou, Zhe ^a   Ho, Chi Tang ^b   Yang, Chung S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auto oxidation; Cell culture; Dimers; EGCG; Epimerization; GCG; Stability; Tea

Indexed keywords

BENZOPYRAN DERIVATIVE; CATECHIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; THEASINENSIN A;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; DRUG STABILITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; TEA;

BENZOPYRANS; CATECHIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DIMERIZATION; DRUG STABILITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; TEA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 28944452042     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0519055     Document Type: Article

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