Materials and Methods
Preparation of GTE and MGTE
GTE was obtained from Bioland Ltd. (Cheonan, Chungnam,
Korea). The GTE contained 98% catechins, comprising 6 major
ingredients including epicatechin gallated catechins, epicatechins,
epigallocatechins gallates, gallocatechins gallates, and epicatechin
gallates.
MGTE was prepared as follows: GTE was added into deionized
water and maltodextrin (1:4, v/v) and then force-dispersed by