Studies on the Mechanism of the Oxidation of Tea Leaf Catechins
- 1 February 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Agricultural and Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 28 (2) , 125-130
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00021369.1964.10858210
Abstract
Oxidations of epigallocatechin in the presence of catechol or pyrogallol with tea oxidase as well as with an oxidizing reagent and the isolation of the oxidation products, categallin (II) and pyrogallin (III), in crystalline form are described. Their absorption spectra are compared with those of pigment P(I) obtained by the oxidation of epigallocatechin and epicatechin, and their structural relationships are discussed.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Studies on the Mechanism of the Oxidation of Tea Leaf CatechinsAgricultural and Biological Chemistry, 1963