Application of high-speed countercurrent chromatography to the separation of black tea theaflavins

Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1893-1902

  Cao, Xueli ^a,b   Lewis, John R ^b   Ito, Yoichiro ^c  

^a BEIJING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Black tea; High speed countercurrent chromatography; Theaflavin monogallates; Theaflavins

Indexed keywords

METHANOL; SEPARATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; WATER;

COUNTERCURRENT; SOLVENT SYSTEM;

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; HEXANE; METHANOL; SOLVENT; THEAFLAVIN; THEAFLAVIN 3,3' DIGALLATE; THEAFLAVINE 3 GALLATE; THEAFLAVINE 3' GALLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; COUNTER CURRENT CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TECHNIQUE;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 3042615482     PISSN: 10826076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JLC-120038775     Document Type: Article

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