Phytochemical profiles and antioxidant activity of 27 cultivars of tea

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 525-537

  Zeng, Liang ^a   Luo, Liyong ^a,b   Li, Hongjun ^a   Liu, Ruihai ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

antiproliferation; catechins; cellular antioxidant activity; phenolics; Tea

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CATECHIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TEA;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; GENETICS; HEP-G2 CELL LINE; HUMAN; TEA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CATECHIN; CELL PROLIFERATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; PHENOLS; PHYTOCHEMICALS; TEA;

EID: 85002251433     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2016.1263834     Document Type: Article

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