Theadibenzotropolone , a new type pigmen
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Shengmin Sang; Shiying Tian; Xiaofeng Meng; Ruth E. Stark; Robert T. Rosen; Chun
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Article
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2002
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Elsevier Science
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French
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Theaflavins and thearubigins are major pigments of black tea. In the course of studies on the oxidation mechanism of tea polyphenols, a new type of tea pigment, theadibenzotropolone A, together with theaflavin 3-gallate were formed by the reaction of (-)-epicatechin (EC) and (-)-epigallocatechin gal