Tea extraction methods in relation to control of epimerization of tea catechins

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1748-1752

  Liang, Huiling ^a   Liang, Yuerong ^a   Dong, Junjie ^a   Lu, Jianliang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Camellia sinensis; EGC; EGCG; Epimerization; Ethanol concentration; Extraction temperature; Healthy function; HPLC; Tea catechins

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 34250805387     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2913     Document Type: Article

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