Antimutagenicity and catechin content of soluble instant teas
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Antimutagenicity and catechin content of soluble instant teas.
The antimutagenic properties of soluble instant teas were examined using the bacterial Ames assay. Inhibition of the numbers of revertants induced from a number of known mutagens indicates that aqueous extracts of instant teas have antimutagenic activity and antioxidative properties, and can inhibit nitrosation reactions. Despite a significant reduction in the amounts of major green tea catechi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Mutagenesis
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0267-8357,1464-3804
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/11.2.189