Research progress on property and application of theaflavins

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 213-218

  Wang, Chunxia ^a   Li, Yongquan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Application; Property; Theaflavins

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; BUTYLCRESOL; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GALLIC ACID; GALLIC ACID PROPYL ESTER; GLUTATHIONE; THEAFLAVIN; THEAFLAVIN 3,3' DIGALLATE; THEAFLAVINE 3 GALLATE; THEAFLAVINE 3' GALLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOGENESIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 33645663676     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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