Hydrogen Peroxide → [(2S,3S)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-oxo-8-[(2R,3R)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2-yl]benzo[7]annulen-1-yl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate

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EC (1 g) and EGCG (1 g) were dissolved in a mixture of acetone-pH 5.0 phosphate citrate buffer (1:10, v/v, 50 mL), which contained 4 mg horseradish peroxidase. While being stirred, 2.0 ml of 3.13% H2O2 was added four times during 45 minutes. The reaction mixture was extracted by ethyl acetate (50 ml×3). After concentration, the residue was subjected to Sephadex LH 20 column eluted with acetone-water solvent system (45%). 220 mg theaflavin 3-gallate was obtained.

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