Tea (definition)

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Definition: The infusion of leaves of CAMELLIA SINENSIS (formerly Thea sinensis) as a beverage, the familiar Oriental tea, which contains CATECHIN (especially epigallocatechin gallate) and CAFFEINE.

restrict to drink prepared from tea plant, CAMELLIA SINENSIS (formerly Thea sinensis); "teas" from other plants go under plant term (IM) + BEVERAGES (IM)
See Also Camellia sinensis; Theophylline

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
prodelphinidin B-2 3'-O-gallate	0	*Anthocyanins Tea.	Antivir Chem Chemother 2002 Jul;13(4):223-9
polyphenon E	0	Catechin/*analogs & derivatives Tea.	Environ Mol Mutagen 2003;41(1):43-54
camelliaside B	131573-90-5 4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one, 3-((O-6-deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl-(1-6)-O-(beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-2))-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)	Glycosides Quercetin/analogs & derivatives Tea.	Phytochemistry 1991;30(3):991

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
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