Antioxidant and prebiotic activities of selenium-containing green tea

Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 476-477

  Molan, Abdul Lateef ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; PREBIOTIC AGENT; SELENIUM;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; TEA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; GLUCURONIDASE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLACEAE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREBIOTICS; RATS; SELENIUM; TEA;

EID: 84872263954     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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