Heat-Epimerized Tea Catechins Have the Same Cholesterol-Lowering Activity as Green Tea Catechins in Cholesterol-Fed Rats.

Autor: Kobayashi, Makoto, Unno, Tomonori, Suzuki, Yuko, Nozawa, Ayumu, Sagesaka, Yuko, Kakuda, Takami, Ikeda, Ikuo
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Zdroj: Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry; Dec2005, Vol. 69 Issue 12, p2455-2458, 4p, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts
Abstrakt: The article compares the effect of heat-epimerized tea catechins on serum cholesterol concentration with that of green tea catechins in cholesterol-fed rats. The study suggests that both tea catechins and heat-epimerized tea catechins lower serum cholesterol absorption Lastly, no difference appears in the result of the study between the two catechin formulations.
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