Simultaneous determination of theanine, gallic acid, purine alkaloids, catechins, and theaflavins in black tea using HPLC

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1263-1269

  Wang, Yuanyuan ^a   Yang, Xiaorong ^a   Li, Kaikai ^a   Li, Chengren ^a   Li, Linlin ^a   Li, Jiaxian ^b   Huang, Hualin ^b   He, Yumei ^b   Ye, Chuangxing ^a   Song, Xiaohong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Agricultural Science Academy of Guangdong Province   (China)

Author keywords

Catechins; Gallic acid; HPLC; Purine alkaloids; Theaflavins; Theanine

Indexed keywords

CATECHINS; GALLIC ACIDS; HPLC; PURINE ALKALOID; THEAFLAVINS; THEANINE;

AMIDES; ETHANOL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLITES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

PHENOLS;

CAMELLIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 77955588061     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02266.x     Document Type: Article

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