Green tea catechins: A class of molecules with antimicrobial activity

Handbook of Green Tea and Health Research

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 23-44

  Buzzini, P ^a   Vignolini, P ^b   Goretti, M ^a   Turchetti, B ^a   Branda, E ^a   Marchegiani, E ^a   Pinelli, P ^b   Romani, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

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