Antioxidant capacity of different types of tea products

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2287-2296

  Karori, S M ^a   Wachira, F N ^a   Wanyoko, J K ^b   Ngure, R M ^a  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b TEA RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF KENYA   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Catechins; DPPH; EGCG; Polyphenols; Theaflavins

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; CAFFEINE; CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GALLIC ACID; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; NATURAL PRODUCT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; SCAVENGER; THEAFLAVIN; THEARUBIGIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WHITE TEA EXTRACT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CULTIVAR; DRUG POTENCY; JAPAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 35148856150     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB2007.000-2358     Document Type: Article

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