Antioxidant and antifungal activities of Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze leaves obtained by different forms of production

Abstract The antioxidant and anticandidal activities of leaves obtained from Camellia sinensis by non-fermentation (green and white teas), semi-fermentation (red tea) and fermentation method (black tea) were investigated. It was evaluated the total phenolic content by Folin-Ciocalteau assay; antioxi...

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Main Authors: L. E. A. Camargo, L. S. Pedroso, S. C. Vendrame, R. M. Mainardes, N. M. Khalil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842016000200428&lng=en&tlng=en