B Type and Complex A/B Type Epicatechin Trimers Isolated from Litchi pericarp Aqueous Extract Show High Antioxidant and Anticancer Activity

B Type and Complex A/B Type Epicatechin Trimers Isolated from Litchi pericarp Aqueous Extract Show High Antioxidant and Anticancer Activity

Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) fruit is known for its rich source of phenolics. Litchi pericarp contains high levels of epicatechin that may form oligomers of various lengths. Except for several A or B type epicatechin dimers, other soluble oligomers have rarely been identified in the pericarp. Her...

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Main Authors: Yihui Gong, Fang Fang, Xin Zhang, Bin Liu, Honghui Luo, Zhen Li, Xuelian Zhang, Zhaoqi Zhang, Xuequn Pang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
Litchi fruit
aqueous pericarp extract
B-type epicatechin trimers
A/B-type epicatechin trimers
anticancer activity
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/1/301

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