Identification of the anthocyanins from the purple leaf coloured tea cultivar Zijuan (Camellia sinensis var. assamica) and characterization of their antioxidant activities

Zijuan (Camellia sinensis var. assamica) is the most well-known representative of purple leaf coloured anthocyanin-rich tea cultivars in China. Herein, its anthocyanin composition has been investigated for the first time. Eight anthocyanins, pelargonidin-3,5-diglucoside, cyanidin-3-O-galactoside, cy...

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Main Authors: Hai-Peng Lv, Wei-Dong Dai, Jun-Feng Tan, Li Guo, Yin Zhu, Zhi Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464615002820