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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 284, Issue 1, Pages 173-178Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4944
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black tea; theaflavin; nitric oxide; chemopreventor
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Production of black tea [BT] results in biotransfarmation of catechins of green tea [GT] to theaflavins and thearubigins. BT was found to be more efficient than GT and its individual catechin constituents in proportionate amounts in abrogating production of NO and O-2(-) in activated murine peritoneal macrophages. In a reconstitution system of BT that is free of all catechins, stepwise addition of catechins showed that though all the constituents contributed to the overall effect of BT, theaflavin was the most powerful in abrogating NO production. RT-PCR analysis also showed theaflavin to be the most important constituent in down-regulating synthesis of iNOS. Clearly, BT containing theaflavin is an excellent chemopreventor against reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. (C) 2001 Academic Press.
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