Health Benefits of Theanine in Green Tea: A Review

被引：35

作者：

Liang, Yue-Rong ^{[1
]}

Liu, Chang ^{[1
]}

Xiang, Li-Ping ^{[2
]}

Zheng, Xin-Qiang ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Zhejiang Univ, Tea Res Inst, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, Peoples R China

[2] Guizhou Tea & Tea Prod Qual Supervis & Inspect Ct, Zunyi 563100, Peoples R China

来源：

TROPICAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH | 2015年 / 14卷 / 10期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Theanine; Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacology; Bioactive properties; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLETHYLAMIDE; INDUCED NEUROTOXICITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; R-GLUTAMYLETHYLAMIDE; ANTITUMOR-ACTIVITY; CEREBRAL-ISCHEMIA; TUMOR-GROWTH; L-CYSTINE; PREVENTS; DOXORUBICIN;

D O I：

10.4314/tjpr.v14i10.29

中图分类号：

R9 [药学];

学科分类号：

100702 [药剂学];

摘要：

Theanine is an amide exclusively present in tea and some fungi, and is an important bioactive component of tea. The bioactive effects of theanine include antitumour, anti-diabetic, antihypertensive, anti-stress activities, and the ability to improve cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It also has protective effect on nerve cells against damage induced by environmental neurotoxins as well as on liver from injury induced by excessive alcohol intake. The bioactive functions of theanine as well as its pharmacokinetics are presented in this review.

引用

页码：1943 / 1949

页数：7

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