Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

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

A Takagaki, F Nanjo

Index: Takagaki, Akiko; Nanjo, Fumio Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2010 , vol. 58, # 2 p. 1313 - 1321

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Abstract

Anaerobic metabolism of (−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) by rat intestinal bacteria was investigated in vitro. First, intestinal bacteria which are capable of hydrolyzing EGCg to (−)- epigallocatechin (EGC) and gallic acid (2) were screened with 169 strains of enteric bacteria. As a result, Enterobacter aerogenes, Raoultella planticola, Klebsiella pneumoniae susp. pneumoniae, and Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis were found to hydrolyze ...