Intestinal transport of pure theanine and theanine in green tea extract: Green tea components inhibit theanine absorption and promote theanine excretion

Food Chemistry

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 277-281

  Lu, Yaning ^a   Zhang, Jinsong ^a   Wan, Xiaochun ^a   Long, Men ^a   Li, Daxiang ^a   Lei, Pandeng ^a   Zhang, Zhengzhu ^a  

^a ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Caco 2 cells; Green tea; Theanine; Transport

Indexed keywords

CACO-2 CELLS; CELL PERMEATION; EPITHELIAL TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE DETECTION; GREEN TEA; GREEN TEA EXTRACTS; INTESTINAL EPITHELIUM; PASSIVE DIFFUSIONS; THEANINE; TRANSPORT;

AMINO ACIDS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MONOLAYERS;

ABSORPTION;

GREEN TEA EXTRACT; THEANINE;

ARTICLE; CELL PERMEABILIZATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INHIBITION; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL;

EID: 78049427013     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.09.027     Document Type: Article

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