Epicatechin-3-O-(3″-O-methyl)-gallate content in various tea cultivars (Camellia sinensis L.) and its in vitro inhibitory effect on histamine release

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2165-2170

  Mari, Maeda Yamamoto ^a   Ema, Kaori ^a   Monobe, Mamami ^a   Tokuda, Yoshiko ^a   Tachibana, Hirofumi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND TEA SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

'Benifuuki' tea; Epicatechin 3 O (3 O methyl) gallate (ECG3 Me); Histamine release inhibitory effect; HPLC analysis

Indexed keywords

'BENIFUUKI' TEA; BONE MARROW; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; DRY WEIGHT; GALLATE; GREEN TEA; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HPLC ANALYSIS; IN-VITRO; INHIBITORY ACTIVITY; INHIBITORY EFFECT; MAST CELLS; RANK ORDER; TEA CULTIVARS; TEA LEAVES;

PHENOLS;

VITAMINS;

CATECHIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN 3 O (3'' O METHYL) GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-(3''-O-METHYL)-GALLATE; GALLIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MAST CELL; MOUSE; PLANT LEAF; SECRETION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEA;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CATECHIN; FEMALE; GALLIC ACID; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MAST CELLS; MICE; PLANT LEAVES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; MURINAE;

EID: 84859744222     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf204497b     Document Type: Article

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