Catechin epigallocatechin

Nakagawa, K., Okuda, S., and Miyazawa, T., Dose-dependent incorporation of tea catechins, (—)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate and (—)-epigallocatechin, into human plasma, Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 61, 1981, 1997. 

Tamba Y, Ohba S, Kubota M, Yoshioka H, Yamazaki M. 2007. Single GUV method reveals interaction of tea catechin (—)-epigallocatechin gallate with lipid membranes. Biophys J 92 3178-3194. 

Fukuyo, M., Hara, Y., and Muramatsu, K. 1986. Effect of tea leaf catechin, (—)-epigallocatechin gallate, on plasma cholesterol level in rats. Nippon Eiyo. Shokuryo. Gakkaishi 39, 495-500 (in Japanese). 

Nakagawa, K., and Miyazawa, T. 1997. Chemilnminescence-high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of tea catechin, (-)-epigallocatechin 3-gallate, at pico-mole levels in rat and human plasma. Anal. Biochem. 248 41-49. 

Catechins Epigallocatechin, epicatechin gallate. and epicatechin. They are the main polyphenols in green tea. Other sources are apples, cherries, and pears. Down regulation of mutagenic signalling [841. 10-300... 

Singh BN, Shankar S, Srivastava RK (2011) Green tea catechin, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) mechanisms, perspectives and clinical applications. Biochem Pharmacol... 

Certain constituents found in tea, especially the tannic substances catechin, epigallocatechin, and epigallocatechin gallate, have been reported to have antioxidative properties, with epigallocatechin being the strongest. Following this line are many reports on the anti-inflammatory, " chemopreventive, hepatoprotective, and anticataract effects of different tea extracts and their constituents in various in vitro and in vivo models. The chemopreventive, antioxidant, traditional, and future therapeutic uses of tea have been reviewed. 

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