date:Apr 03, 2013
oprotective properties.
We have demonstrated mangiferin accumulation in seven African Coffea taxa: C. anthonyi, C. arabica, C. eugenioides, C. heterocalyx cf., C. pseudozanguebariae, C. salvatrix and C. sessiliflora, said the authors.
Previously the presence of mangiferin had only been detected in a single species.
The research team also found that the main phenolic compound in tea produced from the Coffea leaf is 5-CQA, just like in green tea and green coffee beans. However the team noted th