Heat-epimerized tea catechins rich in gallocatechin gallate and catechin gallate are more effective to inhibit cholesterol absorption than tea catechins rich in epigallocatechin gallate and epicatechin gallate.

Ikeda, Ikuo; Kobayashi, Makoto; Hamada, Tadateru; Tsuda, Koichi; Goto, Hitomi; Imaizumi, Katsumi; Nozawa, Ayumu; Sugimoto, Akio; Kakuda, Takami

Ikeda, Ikuo; Kobayashi, Makoto; Hamada, Tadateru; Tsuda, Koichi; Goto, Hitomi; Imaizumi, Katsumi; Nozawa, Ayumu; Sugimoto, Akio; Kakuda, Takami.

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Ikeda I; Laboratory of Nutrition Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan. iikeda@kyushu-u.ac.jp

J Agric Food Chem ; 51(25): 7303-7, 2003 Dec 03.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14640575

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Catechin/analogs & derivatives; Catechin/chemistry; Catechin/pharmacology; Cholesterol/pharmacokinetics; Hot Temperature; Intestinal Absorption/drug effects; Tea/chemistry; Animals; Catechin/analysis; Cholesterol/chemistry; Male; Micelles; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Solubility

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tea / Catechin / Cholesterol / Hot Temperature / Intestinal Absorption Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: J Agric Food Chem Year: 2003 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Japan Country of publication: United States

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