The effects of pH (2.2–8.0) and temperature (25–100 °C) on the instrumental color a model beverage containing (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) were investigated. As increased, lightness (L*) decreased while redness yellowness (a* b*, respectively) increased. Using spectral scanning, it was possible to verify that changes might be related structural rearrangement EGCG aqueous solution in sy...

About 600 species of Passiflora are described around the world, which 120 native to Brazil. In present work, phytochemical compounds were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography, and antioxidant activities (AOX) measured in pulp P. edulis cincinnata species. The presented a higher bioactive content AOX when compared cincinnata. Citric malic acids main organic found. principal compone...

Tea catechins reduce serum cholesterol concentrations and suppress postprandial hypertriacylglycerolemia in experimental animals and humans. These effects are mainly ascribed to the gallate esters of catechins, (-)-epicatechin gallate (ECG) and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). During pasteurization of tea drinks, tea catechins are epimerized to so-called heat-treated tea catechins such as (...

In this work, we have carried out a quantum chemistry and computational kinetics study on the reactivity of propyl gallate towards ˙OOH, ˙OOCH3 and ˙OOCHCH2 radicals, in aqueous and lipid media. We have considered three reaction mechanisms: hydrogen transfer (HT), radical adduct formation (RAF) and single electron transfer (SET). Rate constants and relative branching ratios for the different pa...