Kinetics of L-theanine uptake and metabolism in healthy participants are comparable after ingestion of L-theanine via capsules and green tea

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 142, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2091-2096

  Scheid, Lisa ^a   Ellinger, Sabine ^a   Alteheld, Birgit ^a   Herholz, Hannes ^b   Ellinger, Jörg ^b   Henn, Thomas ^c   Helfrich, Hans Peter ^a   Stehle, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^c TeeGschwendner ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; THEANINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ELIMINATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEA;

ADULT; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CAPSULES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; GLUTAMATES; HEALTH; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; TEA;

EID: 84872155211     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.112.166371     Document Type: Article

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