Green tea compositions
AssigneePlandai Biotechnology Inc.
InventorRoger DUFFIELD
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are green tea plant material extracts, and methods of using the extracts, comprising at least one green tea catechin selected from the group consisting of epi-gallocatechin, catechin, epicatechin, epigallocatechin-3-gallate, gallocatechin gallate, epicatechin-3-gallate, catechin gallate, and gallocatechin, wherein the compositions of the disclosure provide greater bioavailability of at least one green tea catechin.
Claims16
A composition comprising processed extract of green tea plant material, wherein said plant material comprises at least one catechin, and wherein the half-life of said at least one catechin in blood plasma of a human following oral ingestion is increased relative to the half-life of unprocessed green tea plant material.
A composition comprising at least one green tea catechin in amorphous crystalline form, wherein said amorphous crystals are between 30 nm and at least 900 nm in size.
A composition comprising at least one green tea catechin having increased bioavailability when administered to a mammal, said composition comprising at least one catechin selected from the group consisting of catechin (C), epicatechin (EC), gallocatechin (GC), epi-gallocatechin (EGC), catechin gallate (CG), epicatechin-3-gallate (ECG), gallocatechin gallate (GCG), and epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), wherein the bioavailability of said at least one catechin is increased.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.