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Vitamin C is one of the lipolytic substances in green tea
Author(s) -
Hasegawa Noboru,
Niimi Nami,
Odani Fumiko
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.843
Subject(s) - lipolysis , triglyceride , adipose tissue , chemistry , vitamin , vitamin c , endocrinology , medicine , green tea , adipocyte , biochemistry , food science , biology , cholesterol
We have studied the influence of vitamin C contained in green tea on the lipolysis of well‐differentiated 3T3‐L1 cells. When mature adipocytes were exposed to vitamin C the triglyceride concentration was decreased ( p < 0.05) and the activity of glycerophosphate dehydrogenase, a marker of adipose conversion, was significantly inhibited ( p < 0.01). These data suggest that green tea may have a lipolytic activity due to the mechanism by which the vitamin C contained in it inhibits triglyceride accumulation. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.