DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF AN HPLC METHOD FOR THE ROUTINE ANALYSIS OF CATECHINS, CAFFEINE, AND GALLIC ACID IN TEA (CAMELLIA SINENSIS)

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