(-)-Epigallocatechin(EGC)
(-)-Epigallocatechin(EGC) structure
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Common Name | (-)-Epigallocatechin(EGC) | ||
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| CAS Number | 970-74-1 | Molecular Weight | 306.267 | |
| Density | 1.7±0.1 g/cm3 | Boiling Point | 685.6±55.0 °C at 760 mmHg | |
| Molecular Formula | C15H14O7 | Melting Point | 208-210°C | |
| MSDS | Chinese USA | Flash Point | 368.5±31.5 °C | |
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A colourimetric sensor for the simultaneous determination of oxidative status and antioxidant activity on the same membrane: N,N-dimethyl-p-phenylene diamine (DMPD) on Nafion.
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Identification and quantification of phytochemicals in nutraceutical products from green tea by UHPLC-Orbitrap-MS.
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Extraction Kinetics of phytochemicals and antioxidant activity during black tea (Camellia sinensis L.) brewing.
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Theaflavins enhance intestinal barrier of Caco-2 Cell monolayers through the expression of AMP-activated protein kinase-mediated Occludin, Claudin-1, and ZO-1.
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Isolation and characterization of rat intestinal bacteria involved in biotransformation of (-)-epigallocatechin.
Arch. Microbiol. 196(10) , 681-95, (2014) Two intestinal bacterial strains MT4s-5 and MT42 involved in the degradation of (-)-epigallocatechin (EGC) were isolated from rat feces. Strain MT4s-5 was tentatively identified as Adlercreutzia equolifaciens. This strain converted EGC into not only 1-(3, 4, ... |