Definition
Widespread flavanol found in a variety of foodstuffs esp. apples, apricots, blackberries, broad beans, cherries, chocolate, grapes, raspberries, red wine, strawberries and tea (-)-Epicatechin or Epicatechin is one of the 4 catechin diastereoisomers.
Top Gene Interactions
Epicatechin Health Effects
- 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor
- Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
- Anabolic
- Anti complementary
- Anti feedant
- Anti leukotriene
- Beta-adrenergic receptor blocker
- Catechol O-methyltransferase inhibitor
- Cytotoxic
- Hepatotropic
- Immunostimulant
- Interleukin-1-alpha inhibitor
- Interleukin-6-mRNA inhibitor
- Lipoxygenase-1 inhibitor
- Nitric-oxide inhibitor
- Peroxynitrite scavenger
- Propecic
- Reverse transcriptase inhibitor
- TNF-alpha inhibitor
- Vasodilator