Bioactive components and antioxidant properties of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) tea leaves

LWT

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-70

  Lin, Sheng Dun ^a   Mau, Jeng Leun ^b   Hsu, Ching An ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant property; Catechin; GABA tea; Theanine; Aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ESTERS; ETHANOL; EXTRACTION; PHENOLS; TEA; VITAMINS;

AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS; ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES; BIOACTIVE COMPONENTS; CATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; EXTRACTION CONDITIONS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS; THEANINE;

FLAVONOIDS;

EID: 83955163689     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2011.10.025     Document Type: Article

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