Microbial metabolism of catechin stereoisomers by human faecal microbiota: Comparison of targeted analysis and a non-targeted metabolomics method

Phytochemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-22

  Aura, Anna Marja ^a   Mattila, Ismo ^a   Seppänen Laakso, Tuulikki ^a   Miettinen, Jarkko ^a   Oksman Caldentey, Kirsi Marja ^a   Orešič, Matej ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

(+) Catechin; ( ) Epicatechin; Colonic microbiota; GC GC TOF; GC MS; Metabolomics

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; HYDROCINNAMIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FECES MICROFLORA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROXYLATION; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLOMICS; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STEREOISOMERISM; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 41249083356     PISSN: 18743900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytol.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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