Phytochemical characterization and biological activities of green tea (Camellia sinensis) produced in the Azores, Portugal

• Main Authors: Sérgio Barreira (Author), Carla Moutinho (Author), André M.N. Silva (Author), José Neves (Author), Ean-Jeong Seo (Author), Mohamed-Elamir F. Hegazy (Author), Thomas Efferth (Author), Lígia Rebelo Gomes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Green tea is not only one of the most widely consumed beverages worldwide, but is also known for its health promoting and therapeutic effects. Green tea is cultivated in areas with high humidity and acidic soils in China, Indonesia and Japan. Those places have well-marked dry and rainy s...