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Production of Hydrogen Peroxide by Polyphenols and Polyphenol-rich Beverages under Quasi-physiological Conditions

Mitsugu AKAGAWADepartment of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan
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Tomoko SHIGEMITSUDepartment of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan
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Kyozo SUYAMADepartment of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan
Pages 2632-2640 | Received 28 Aug 2003, Accepted 09 Sep 2003, Published online: 22 May 2014

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