Epigallocatechin dimer and trimer having lipase inhibitory activity and / or antioxidant activity

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lipase activity inhibitor which shows a high inhibitory activity on pancreatic lipase, regulates the absorption of fat derived from meals and/or contributes to the regulation or prevention of obesity, to provide a food and drink containing the same, or to provide a tea-origin lipase inhibitor having high preference without damaging flavor, and also to provide a method for production of the lipase inhibitor, and further to provide an antioxidant.;SOLUTION: The absorption of fat from meals can be regulated and an antioxidative effect can be obtained by adding to food and drink, the dimer (oolong homobisflavan) or trimer of epigallocatechin. The compounds can be produced by reacting epigallocatechin gallate with formaldehyde in the presence of an acid.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT