Degradation of black tea theaflavin through C-ring cleavage by gut microbiota

ABSTRACT: Increasing evidence has shown that gut microbiota plays important roles in metabolizing large molecular polyphenols to bioavailable and bioactive microbial metabolites. Theaflavin (TF) is one of the major color compounds in black tea and has demonstrated anti-inflammation, antioxidant, and...

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Main Authors: Shuwei Zhang, Christina Ohland, Christian Jobin, Shengmin Sang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsinghua University Press 2022-05-01
Series:Food Science and Human Wellness
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213453021001440
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