Antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of proanthocyanidins from Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. et Zucc.) leaves

Chinese bayberry leaves proanthocyanidin (BLPs) contain epigallocatechin-3-O- gallate (EGCG) as its terminal unit and most of its extension units, which is unusual in the plant kingdom. The present study compared the antioxidant and anti-proliferative activities of BLPs prepared from different purif...

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Main Authors: Yu Zhang, Xiaozhou Zhou, Wenyang Tao, Lanqi Li, Chaoyang Wei, Jie Duan, Shiguo Chen, Xingqian Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464616303176