Thoughts on thearubigins.

Edwin Haslam

Journal: Phytochemistry 2004;64(1):61-73

PMID: 12946406

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Abstract

The chemistry underlying the changes which occur during tea leaf fermentation is reviewed and used as a basis for proposals for the structure of thearubigins, the major pigments of black teas.

Address: Department of Chemistry, Dainton Building, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9422(03)00355-8

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MeSH Terms: Catechin, Catechol Oxidase, Fermentation, Flavonoids, Melanins, Oxidation-Reduction, Phenols, Plant Leaves, Polyphenols, Tea