Beneficial Properties of Green Tea Catechins
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Health-Promoting Properties of Green Tea
3. The Chemical Composition of Green Tea
4. Catechins: Modes of Action
5. Anticancer Potential of Green Tea Catechins Based on In Vitro and In Vivo Studies
6. Differences between Black Tea and Green Tea
7. Conclusions and Future Perspectives
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Musial, C.; Kuban-Jankowska, A.; Gorska-Ponikowska, M. Beneficial Properties of Green Tea Catechins. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21, 1744. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21051744
Musial C, Kuban-Jankowska A, Gorska-Ponikowska M. Beneficial Properties of Green Tea Catechins. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2020; 21(5):1744. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21051744
Chicago/Turabian StyleMusial, Claudia, Alicja Kuban-Jankowska, and Magdalena Gorska-Ponikowska. 2020. "Beneficial Properties of Green Tea Catechins" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21, no. 5: 1744. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21051744