Selenium-enriched tea polyphenol selenide preparation

Abstract

A selenium-enriched tea polyphenol selenide, has such a structure as wherein R1 is alkali metal ion and selenium coordination complex, and R2═H, or A method for preparing the selenium-enriched tea polyphenol selenide, comprises: A) reacting tea polyphenol with at least one inorganic metallic alkali, to obtain tea polyphenol hydroxy acid salt; and B) reacting the tea polyphenol hydroxy acid salt with SeO2, to obtain the selenium-enriched tea polyphenol selenide.

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