Bioavailability of bioactive food compounds: A challenging journey to bioefficacy

MJ Rein, M Renouf, C Cruz‐Hernandez… - British journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Bioavailability is a key step in ensuring bioefficacy of bioactive food compounds or oral
drugs. Bioavailability is a complex process involving several different stages: liberation …

[PDF][PDF] The aroma, taste, color and bioactive constituents of tea

VSP Chaturvedula, I Prakash - Journal of Medicinal Plants …, 2011 - academicjournals.org
The genus Camellia sinensis belongs to the family of Theaceae of the flowering plants. The
leaves and leaf buds of C. sinensis are used to produce tea. The chemical composition of …

[HTML][HTML] Natural anti-obesity agents

GA Mohamed, SRM Ibrahim, ES Elkhayat… - Bulletin of faculty of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Obesity is a complex disease caused by the interaction of a myriad of genetic, dietary,
lifestyle, and environmental factors, which favors a chronic positive energy balance, and …

Green tea for weight loss and weight maintenance in overweight or obese adults

TM Jurgens, AM Whelan, L Killian… - Cochrane database …, 2012 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Preparations of green tea are used as aids in weight loss and weight
maintenance. Catechins and caffeine, both contained in green tea, are each believed to …

Potential role of green tea catechins in the management of oxidative stress-associated infertility

S Roychoudhury, A Agarwal, G Virk, CL Cho - Reproductive biomedicine …, 2017 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are present in low concentrations in the genital tracts of
males and females. Excessive ROS lead to oxidative stress, which damages DNA, lipids and …

[HTML][HTML] Preclinical activities of epigallocatechin gallate in signaling pathways in cancer

M Sharifi-Rad, R Pezzani, M Redaelli, M Zorzan… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is the main bioactive component of catechins
predominantly present in various types of tea. EGCG is well known for a wide spectrum of …

Pharmacological properties of agarwood tea derived from Aquilaria (Thymelaeaceae) leaves: An emerging contemporary herbal drink

AZ Adam, SY Lee, R Mohamed - Journal of Herbal Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Agarwood tea is made from the leaves of Aquilaria, a protected tree species of the tropical
forest. Trees in this genus produce agarwood, a highly-prized resin-impregnated wood …

Review on the loading efficacy of dietary tea polyphenols with milk proteins

P Chanphai, P Bourassa, CD Kanakis, PA Tarantilis… - Food …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this review, the structural analysis and the loading efficacies of dietary tea polyphenols (+)-
catechin (C),(−)-epicatechin (EC),(−)-epicatechingallate (ECG) and (−) …

Metabolism of (−)-epigallocatechin gallate by rat intestinal flora

A Takagaki, F Nanjo - Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2010 - ACS Publications
Anaerobic metabolism of (−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) by rat intestinal bacteria was
investigated in vitro. First, intestinal bacteria which are capable of hydrolyzing EGCg to (−) …

Anti-melanogenic effects of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), epicatechin-3-gallate (ECG) and gallocatechin-3-gallate (GCG) via down-regulation of cAMP/CREB …

X Zhang, J Li, Y Li, Z Liu, Y Lin, J Huang - Fitoterapia, 2020 - Elsevier
Tea catechins, the main bioactive polyphenols in green tea, are well known for their health
promoting effects. Previous studies have shown that gallocatechin-3-gallate (GCG) …