Biodistribution and pharmacokinetics of theaflavin-3,3′-digallate the major antioxidant of black tea, in mice

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 240-246

  Maity, S ^a   Ukil, A ^a   Vedasiromoni, J R ^a   Das, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

3 digallate; Black tea; Theaflavin 3; Tissue uptake

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; IODINE 125; POLYPHENOL; THEAFLAVIN 3,3' DIGALLATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG LIVER LEVEL; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY; LIVER CELL; MOUSE; MULTIPLE DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; PARENCHYMA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 33646185423     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2006.240.246     Document Type: Article

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