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Human absorption and metabolism of oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol ingested as olive (Olea europaea L.) leaf extract

de Bock, M., Thorstensen, E.B., Derraik, J.G., Henderson, H.V. and others · Molecular Nutrition & Food Research · 2013

Preclinical

Abstract

This study characterised the human absorption and metabolism of the olive (Olea europaea) leaf polyphenols oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol after ingestion of olive leaf extract, informing the bioavailability of olive's bioactive constituents.

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de Bock, M., Thorstensen, E.B., Derraik, J.G., Henderson, H.V. and others (2013) 'Human absorption and metabolism of oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol ingested as olive (Olea europaea L.) leaf extract', Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 57(11), pp. 2079-2085. doi:10.1002/mnfr.201200795

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