A preliminary investigation of the impact of catechol-O-methyltransferase genotype on the absorption and metabolism of green tea catechins.

Purpose: Green tea is thought to possess many beneficial effects on human health. However, the extent of green tea polyphenol biotransformation may affect its proposed therapeutic effects. Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT), the enzyme responsible for polyphenolic methylation, has a common polymorp...

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Publicado en:European Journal of Nutrition Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 47 - 56
Autores principales: Miller, Rosalind, Jackson, Kim, Dadd, Tony, Nicol, Beate, Dick, Joanne, Mayes, Andrew, Brown, A., Minihane, Anne
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Feb2012
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