Assessments of antioxidant effect of black tea extract and its rationals by erythrocyte haemolysis assay, plasma oxidation assay and cellular antioxidant activity (CAA) assay

Fresh tea leaves were processed into black tea and cell-based assays (erythrocyte haemolysis assay and cellular antioxidant activity (CAA) assay) and plasma oxidation assay were used to study the total antioxidant activity of black tea extract (BTE). The results indicated that BTE showed a dose-depe...

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Main Authors: Shumin Liu, Huihua Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464614002825