A method for fast determination of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), epicatechin (EC), catechin (C) and caffeine (CAF) in green tea using HPLC Método rápido para determinação de galato de epigalocatequina (EGCG), epicatequina (EC), catequina (C) e cafeína (CAF) em chá verde usando CLAE

A method for fast determination of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), epicatechin (EC), catechin (C) and caffeine (CAF) in green tea using HPLC Método rápido para determinação de galato de epigalocatequina (EGCG), epicatequina (EC), catequina (C) e cafeína (CAF) em chá verde usando CLAE

Tea has been considered a medicine and a healthy beverage since ancient times, but recently it has received a great deal of attention because of its antioxidant properties. Green tea polyphenols have demonstrated to be an effective chemopreventive agent. Recently, investigators have found that EGCG,...

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Main Authors: Samuel T. Saito, Albert Welzel, Edna S. Suyenaga, Francie Bueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2006-06-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
Subjects:
CLAE
EGCG
catequina
Camellia sinensis
chá verde brasileiro
HPLC
catechin
Brazilian green tea
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