Study on mechanism of low bioavailability of black tea theaflavins by using Caco-2 cell monolayer

• Main Authors: Fengfeng Qu (Author), Zeyi Ai (Author), Shuyuan Liu (Author), Haojie Zhang (Author), Yuqiong Chen (Author), Yaomin Wang (Author), Dejiang Ni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to clarify the bioavailability mechanism of theaflavins by using the Caco-2 monolayer in vitro model. Prior to the transport of theaflavin (TF), theaflavin-3-gallate (TF3G), theaflavin-3'-gallate (TF3'G), and theaflavin-3, 3'-digallate (TFDG), we found the cytotoxicit...