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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2014

Kinetics and Mechanistic Studies on the Reaction between Cytochrome c and Tea Catechins.

Lihua Wang, Elizabeth Santos, Desiree Schenk, Montserrat Rabago-Smith

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lihua WangDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kettering University, 1700 University Ave, Flint, MI 48504, USA. lwang@kettering.edu.
Elizabeth SantosDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kettering University, 1700 University Ave, Flint, MI 48504, USA. santose2@chemistry.msu.edu.
Desiree SchenkDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kettering University, 1700 University Ave, Flint, MI 48504, USA. desi.schenk@gmail.com.
Montserrat Rabago-SmithDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kettering University, 1700 University Ave, Flint, MI 48504, USA. mrabagos@kettering.edu.
Kettering University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Green tea is characterized by the presence of an abundance of polyphenolic compounds, also known as catechins, including epicatechin (EC), epigallocatechin (EGC), epicatechin gallate (EGC) and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). In addition to being a popular beverage, tea consumption has been suggested as a mean of chemoprevention. However, its mode of action is unclear. It was discovered that tea catechins can react with cytochrome c. When oxidized cytochrome c was mixed with catechins commonly found in green tea under non-steady-state conditions, a reduction of cytochrome c was observed. The reaction rate of the catechins was dependent on the pH and the nature of the catechin. The pseudo-first order rate constant obtained increased in the order of EC < ECG < EGC < EGCG, which is consistent with previously reported superoxide reduction activities and Cu(2+) reduction activities of tea catechins.

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antioxidantcatechinschemo-preventivecytochrome ckineticsmechanistic studies

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PMID26785071
PMCPMC4665416
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