41. Catechins increase activity in the blood to help lower cholesterol and regulate blood sugar and insulin levels.42. It is also used as a source of flavonoids, catechins , proanthocyanidins, and phenolic acids. 43. The main dietary sources of catechins in Europe and the United States are tea and pome fruits. 44. Catechins are found in barley grain where they are the main phenolic compound responsible for dough discoloration.45. Green tea catechins may improve blood pressure, especially when systolic blood pressure is above 130 mmHg. 46. It contains caffeine and catechins of the same kind as " C . sinensis ". 47. Acetaldehyde-induced reactions yield ethyl-linked species such as malvidin glucoside-ethyl-catechin . 48. Catechin is also found as glycoside and the glycosidic form has also antioxidant properties " in vitro ".49. I think those entries are the right terms to describe the racemic mixture of catechin and epicatechin respectively. 50. Japanese scientists found that catechin in green tea is as effective as aspirin in preventing blood clots from forming.
