Article
Identification of (+)-gallocatechin as a bio-antimutagenic compound in Psidium guava leaves.
Phytochemistry - 1 Jul 1994
Matsuo T, Hanamure N, Shimoi K, Nakamura Y, Tomita I
Abstract excerpt
From the MeOH-extract of guava leaves, (+)-gallocatechin was isolated as a bio-antimutagenic compound against UV-induced mutation in Escherichia coli. This strengthens the evidence that phenolic compounds require three neighbouring-OH groups in order to possess this activity.
Topics
- Antimutagenic Agents
- Catechin
- Escherichia coli
- Flavonoids
- Fruit
- Mutation
- Ultraviolet Rays