Chemical (-)-EPICATECHIN

Chemical ID

-EPICATECHIN

Ubiquitous

No

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Sort descending	Dosage	Reference
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker	10 uM	Zhu, M., Phillipson, J. D., Greengrass, P. M., Bowery, N. E., Cai, Y. 1997. Plant Polyphenols: Biologically Active Compounds or Non-Selective Binders to Protein? Phytochemistry, 44(3): 441-447.
Cancer-Preventive	not available	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cardiotonic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Choline-Sparing	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COMP-Inhibitor	not available	Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045.
Cytotoxic	TC50=>100 ug/ml	Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Hypoglycemic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Insulinogenic	not available	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
Lipoxygenase-1-Inhibitor	IC50=60 mM	Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	IC50=140 uM	Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	IC97=5 mM	Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Pancreatogenic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Reverse-Transcriptase-Inhibitor	10 ng/ml	McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
Vasodilator	uM	McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor	IC50=>40	Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229

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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Vaccinium myrtillus	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium myrtillus	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium vitis-idaea	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Vitis vinifera	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Vitis vinifera	Pericarp	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Vitis vinifera	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Vitis vinifera	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *