Catabolism of (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin by rat intestinal microbiota

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 4927-4935

  Takagaki, Akiko ^a   Nanjo, Fumio ^a  

^a Mitsui Norin Company Ltd ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

catechin; intestinal microbiota; metabolite; valeric acid; valerolactone

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; IN-VITRO; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; MICROBIOTAS; NMR ANALYSIS; VALERIC ACIDS; VALEROLACTONE;

BIOMOLECULES; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; OPTICAL ROTATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; RATS; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; VITAMINS;

FLAVONOIDS;

CATECHIN; LACTONE; N PENTANOIC ACID; N-PENTANOIC ACID; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; FECES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTESTINE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; STEREOISOMERISM; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CATECHIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FECES; INTESTINES; LACTONES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MICROBIOTA; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PENTANOIC ACIDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84878218577     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf304431v     Document Type: Article

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