Tea derived galloylated polyphenols cross-link purified gastrointestinal mucins.

Polyphenols derived from tea are thought to be important for human health. We show using a combination of particle tracking microrheology and small-angle neutron scattering that polyphenols acts as cross-linkers for purified gastrointestinal mucin, derived from the stomach and the duodenum. Both nat...

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Main Authors: Pantelis Georgiades, Paul D A Pudney, Sarah Rogers, David J Thornton, Thomas A Waigh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4146515?pdf=render