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  2. Antioxidative activity of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-(3''-O-methyl)gallate isolated from fresh tea leaf and preliminary results on its biological activity

Antioxidative activity of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-(3''-O-methyl)gallate isolated from fresh tea leaf and preliminary results on its biological activity

  • Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2000 Oct;64(10):2218-20. doi: 10.1271/bbb.64.2218.
M Kawase 1 R Wang T Shiomi R Saijo K Yagi
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  • 1 Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Takamatsu, Japan.
Abstract

Antioxidative activity of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-(3''-O-methyl)gallate (catechin e) was examined. Catechin e showed a strong antioxidative activity. A preliminary test using rat Cancer cells suggests that catechin e also has a strong cytotoxic activity. Among tested catechins, only catechin e has strong activity for both.

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