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...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Nutrition Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 47 - 56 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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Springer Nature
Feb2012
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